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LOT 2496
Natural History - Fossil Turtle Coprolite
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 in. (183 grams, 79 mm).
Comprising a turtle coprolite (fossilised turtle excrement). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Wilkes Formation, Salmon Creek, Lewis County, Washington, USA.
Acquired during the 1980s.
From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonite Cluster
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