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LOT 2267
Natural History - Fossil March Flies on Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 - 3 1/8 in. (252 grams total, 76-81 mm).
Comprising a pair of matrices, each with two Pleciapealei fossils. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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