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LOT 1766
Natural History - Fossil Shrimp Group
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 110 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 - 3 1/4 in. (229 grams total, 71-84 mm).
A pair of Carpopenaeus sp. shrimps in matrix. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Hjoula, Lebanon.
Acquired in the 1980s.
From an old Bristol, UK, collection.
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