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LOT 2318
Natural History - Insects in Baltic Amber Group
OLIGOCENE AGE, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3/8 - 1 in. (2.65 grams total, 11-24 mm).
Comprising six pieces of amber, each containing flies together with other inclusions. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected 1930-1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
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