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LOT 2461
Natural History - Rare Declivitous Titan Fossil Trilobite
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485.4-477.7.8 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/8 in. (250 grams, 13 cm).
Horseshoe-shaped body with a broad cephalon rim and genal spines that overhang the rest of the body; some restoration. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2461
Natural History - Rare Declivitous Titan Fossil Trilobite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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