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LOT 0457
Natural History - Large Fossil Diplomystus Fish Plate
EOCENE PERIOD, 58-36 MILLION YEARS B.P.
18 1/8 x 24 1/4 in. (9.4 kg, 46 x 61.5 cm).
Diplomystus sp. fossil fish on a matrix slab showing good detail to the spine and ribs.
Provenance
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 0457
Natural History - Large Fossil Diplomystus Fish Plate
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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