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LOT 2000
Natural History - Meyeria Lobster Fossil Group
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 66-100 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 7/8 - 3 in. (122 grams total, 72-76 mm).
Comprising two Meyeria magna lobster partials. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Atherfield clay, Atherfield, Isle of Wight, UK.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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