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LOT 2537
Polished Fossil Tree Slice
TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 250-200 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/8 in. (250 grams, 13 cm).
A cut and polished section of a fossilised tree. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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