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LOT 2390
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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Natural History - Fossil African 'T-Rex' Tooth
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From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired during 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star
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Ophiuroidea sp. on an irregular matrix. 434 grams, 13.5 cm
From Chaco Province, Argentina, found 1576. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.