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LOT 2133
Natural History - Fossil Turtle Coprolite Group
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 40 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 7/8 - 3 1/8 in. (290 grams total, 74-79 mm).
Comprising a pair of coprolites. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Wilkes Formation, Salmon Creek, Lewis County, Washington, USA.
Acquired during the 1980s.
From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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