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LOT 2297
Two Fossil Elrathia Kingii Trilobites on Matrix
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 385-359 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/8 - 4 1/2 in. (470 grams total, 10.5-11.3 cm).
Comprising two Elrathia kingii specimens on matrices. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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