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LOT 2256

Natural History - Fossil Rastellum Bivalve Group

MIDDLE JURASSIC PERIOD-LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 174-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.

2 3/4 - 3 1/4 in. (230 grams total, 69-83 mm).

The mollusc specimens with a narrow-valved tubular shell. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

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LOT 2256

Natural History - Fossil Rastellum Bivalve Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £7

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