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LOT 2256
Natural History - Fossil Pennsylvania Fern on Matrix
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 345-280 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 - 4 1/8 in. (160 grams total, 7.5-10.5 cm).
Comprising four bifacial matrices with Pecopteris sp. ferns. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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