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LOT 2637
Natural History - Large Fossil Lobster on Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
10 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (1.3 kg, 26.7 x 18.5 cm).
Possibly Pseudostacus hakeliensis on a rectangular matrix.
Provenance
From Lebanon.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2637
Natural History - Large Fossil Lobster on Matrix
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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