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LOT 2388

Natural History - Hollardops Fossil Trilobite

DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.

3 1/2 in. (256 grams, 89 mm).

The Hollardops mesacristata specimen on a textured matrix. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 2388

Natural History - Hollardops Fossil Trilobite

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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