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LOT 2350
Natural History - Scarce Fossil Sapindopsis Plant on Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 1/2 in. (745 grams, 19.2 cm).
Comprising two joined leaves from an extinct genus Sapindopsis, related to modern Platanaceae family. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2350
Natural History - Scarce Fossil Sapindopsis Plant on Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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