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LOT 2473
Polished Fossil Sea Urchin Pair
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58-36 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/2 - 3 in. (277 grams total, 65-75 mm).
Comprising two large, domed specimens with polished upper faces. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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