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LOT 2510
Natural History - Fossil Star Fish Group
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485.4-443.8 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 - 4 1/2 in. (671 grams total, 10.1-11.4 cm).
Comprising three irregular matrices, two containing a single specimen of Petraster sp. and the third with two partial specimens. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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