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LOT 2405
Natural History - Petraster Fossil Starfish Group
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/2 - 4 7/8 in. (1.3 kg total, 9-12.5 cm).
Comprising three Petraster sp. specimens, each on a matrix. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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