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LOT 2383
Polished Fossil Coral Head
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 in. (216 grams, 78 mm).
Rounded specimens showing the internal structure of coral. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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