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LOT 2526
Polished Fossil Tree Section
TRIASSIC PERIOD, 251-199 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/4 in. (964 grams, 10.9 cm).
Thick free-standing section of agatised wood. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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