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LOT 2418
Natural History - Fossil Knightia Fish on Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 3/4 in. (869 grams, 22.3 cm).
Comprising two fish on a rectangular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Fine condition.
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It is theorised that this was a semi-aquatic, lizard-like dinosaur.
