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LOT 2503
Natural History - Fossil Ichthyosaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Coprolite
EARLY JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 199 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 in. (32 grams, 52 mm).
Irregular coprolite with tiny fish-bone inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Broad Ledge, near Church Cliffs, Lyme Regis, Dorset, 2004.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue page.
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LOT 2503
Natural History - Fossil Ichthyosaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Coprolite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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