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LOT 2860
Unpolished Large Fossil Tree Branch Section Group
MIDDLE JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 - 4 1/8 in. (1.47 kg total, 5-10.6 cm).
Comprising twenty cut sections of petrified wood in various sizes. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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