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LOT 2460
Polished Fossil Sand Dollar Pair
MIOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 25 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 5/8 - 3 1/4 in. (269 grams total, 66-82 mm).
Comprising two polished examples. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Madagascar.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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