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LOT 2277
Natural History - Knightia Fossil Fish on Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 7/8 in. (83 grams, 12.3 cm).
The Knightia alta on a round matrix, showing good detail. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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