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LOT 2532
Natural History - Fossil Phacops Tribobite
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/2 in. (142 grams, 65 mm).
On a matrix, showing good detail to the body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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