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LOT 2364

Natural History - Fossil Mioplosus Fish

EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.

6 3/4 in. (1.12 kg, 17.2 cm).

On a rectangular matrix, showing good detail. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 2364

Natural History - Fossil Mioplosus Fish

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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