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LOT 2502
Natural History - Fossil Starfish on Matrix
ORDOVICIAN AGE, 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/4 in. (761 grams, 16 cm).
Comprising two Petraster sp. specimens on a rectangular matrix; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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