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LOT 2535
Ophiuroidea Fossil Brittle Star
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485.4-443.8 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/4 in. (216 grams, 95 mm).
An irregular matrix containing a single Ophiuroidea sp. specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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