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LOT 2531
Natural History - Fossil Shrimp in Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 110 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/8 x 4 3/8 in. (170 grams total, 13.7 x 11 cm including case).
Carpopenaeus sp. with some good detailing. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Hjoula, Lebanon.
Acquired 1980s.
From an old Bristol, UK, collection.
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