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LOT 2170
Natural History - Fossil Petraster Starfish on Matrix
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 1/2 in. (1.32 kg, 21.5 cm).
The irregular matrix showing a Petraster sp. specimen with some other fossils. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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