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LOT 1779
Natural History - Fossil Turtle Coprolite Group
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 - 3 1/4 in. (300 grams total, 75-83 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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