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LOT 2307
Natural History - Fossil Insects in Matrix Collection
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 - 5 in. (340 grams total, 8-12.7 cm).
Each in a rounded sandstone matrix, possibly grasshoppers. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Crato Formation, Brazil.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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