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LOT 2797
Very Large Madagascan Fossil Tree Trunk Section
CIRCA 135-200 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 1/2 in. (4 kg total, 19 cm).
A cut section showing some internal banding and bark detailing on the outside. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Madagascar.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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