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LOT 2025
Natural History - Knightia Fossil Fish Group
EOCENE PERIOD, 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 7/8 - 3 1/4 in. (133 grams total, 73-82 mm).
A group of three oval sedimentary matrices, each displaying one or two fossil Knightia sp. fish. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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