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LOT 2168
Natural History - Fossil Sinosura Brittlestar
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 199-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 in. (147 grams, 10 cm).
On a matrix, possibly Sinosura kelheimense. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Stonhoffen, Germany.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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