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LOT 2433
Polished Fossil Coral Head Specimen
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 in. (314 grams, 10.1 cm).
An irregular specimen showing the internal structure. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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