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LOT 1956
Natural History - Fossil Shrimps in Matrices
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/4 - 2 3/4 in. (139 grams total, 56-71 mm).
A pair of rectangular sedimentary matrices, each containing a fossil shrimp. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Lebanon.
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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