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LOT 2704

Natural History - Fossil Shrimp Group

CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.

4 3/4 in. (230 grams, 11.9 cm).

Comprising two Carpopenaeus sp. specimens. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 2704

Natural History - Fossil Shrimp Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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