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LOT 2506
Unpolished Large Fossil Tree Branch Section Group [20]
TRIASSIC PERIOD, 251-199 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 3/4 - 2 3/4 in. (1.34 kg total, 45-72 mm).
Comprising twenty cut sections of petrified tree branches. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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