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LOT 0451
Natural History - Very Large Multi Fish Fossil Plate
EOCENE PERIOD, 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
39 in. (16.4 kg, 99 cm wide).
A very large fossil fish mortality plate displaying at least thirteen complete fish of various sizes.
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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