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LOT 1697
Natural History - Jurassic Coast Fossil Bone Group
JURASSIC PERIOD, 199-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 7/8 - 11 1/4 in. (5.15 kg total, 20-28.5 cm).
A pair of irregular matrices containing fossil bones of unidentified types. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Dorset, 1980s.
Ex UK collection.
Property of a Portsmouth, UK gentleman.
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