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LOT 2406
Natural History - Fossil Sea Urchin Pair
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 38 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 5/8 - 3 in. (317 grams total, 66-75 mm).
Comprising two Eupatagus antillarum specimens. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Ocala Limestone Formation, Ingels, Florida, USA.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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