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LOT 2752

Natural History - Fossil Knightia Fish

EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.

4 1/2 in. (83 grams, 11.6 cm).

An oval matrix with a Knightia alta specimen. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.

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LOT 2752

Natural History - Fossil Knightia Fish

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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