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LOT 2265
Natural History - Fossil Moss Bug Insect
LOWER CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 108-92 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/8 in. (90 grams, 10.6 cm).
Peloridiidae on a circular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Crato Formation of the late Aptian-Cenomanian period, Nova Olinda Member, Ceara, Brazil.
Acquired during 1990s.
From an old Lincoln, UK, collection.
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