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LOT 1889
Natural History - Fossil March Flies on Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 - 2 1/2 in. (209 grams total, 61-67 mm).
Each rectangular matrix containing a pair of Pleciapealei specimens. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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