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LOT 2445
Natural History - Mixed British Fossils
CARBONIFEROUS-CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 305-113 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 5/8 - 3 5/8 in. (981 grams total, 40-92 mm).
Comprising a mixed group of nine fossils in five card trays, different species and types including: Ichthyosaurus, Plesiosaurus, and whale bone from Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom various sites in the UK.
From a Norfolk, UK, collection.
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