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LOT 2238
Natural History - Insects with Leaves
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/2 - 4 1/2 in. (140 grams total, 9-11.5 cm).
Comprising: a matrix displaying dozens of insects with a leaf, showing specimens on both sides of the matrix, and a matrix including a Salix sp. leaf and two Metasequoia. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Florissant fossil quarry, Florissant, Colorado, USA; and the Muddy Creek Formation, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA.
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