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LOT 2489
Very Large British Cardinia Fossil Ocean Floor Display
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 201-202 MILLION YEARS B.P.
19 3/4 in. (17.7 kg total, 50 cm).
A plate of natural, unpolished Cardinia sp. fossil bivalves from the Frodingham formation; accompanied by a display stand.
ProvenanceFrom the exhausted Coningsby Quarry, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, UK.
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