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LOT 2459
Natural History - Fossil Ginko Leaf
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, 359-299 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 in. (48 grams, 80 mm).
The light-coloured specimen on an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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