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LOT 2250
Natural History - Fossil Starfish Group
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 - 4 1/4 in. (482 grams total, 6.2-10.8 cm).
Comprising three Petraster sp. specimens on matrices. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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