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LOT 2199
Natural History - Meyeria Lobster Fossil Group
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 66-100 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/2 - 2 3/4 in. (91 grams total, 65-69 mm).
Comprising two Meyeria magna lobster partials. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Atherfield clay, Atherfield, Isle of Wight, UK.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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