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LOT 2578
Natural History - Fossil Knightia Fish
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 in. (65 grams, 85 mm).
Knightia alta fish showing good detail to the body and fins. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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