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LOT 1772
Natural History - Fossil Starfish in Matrix
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485.4-443.8 MILLION YEARS B.P.
12 in. (1.6 kg, 30.5 cm).
A pair of Ophiuroides sp. starfish together with a Carpoid and other fossils on an irregular matrix.
ProvenanceEl Caid Romi, Morocco, North Africa.
Old Bristol collection.
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