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Lot 301:
7/8" Mazon Creek Belinurus Horseshoe Crab Fossil - Classic Carboniferous Arthropod
Well preserved Belinurus horseshoe crab fossil from theworld renowned Mazon Creek Lagerstatte of Illinois
The specimen measures about 7/8 in which is typical for thissmall crab like Carboniferous arthropod
From a site dating to about 307 million years agoPennsylvanian Period
Ex Field Museum of Natural History Chicago
HA stands for the Hoard Anderson collection one of the largestprivate collections of Mazon Creek fossils donated to themuseum in 1978
The museum later deaccessioned much of the collection to raisefunds for projects
This well preserved Belinurus fossil shows crisp segmentationand comes with both halves of the concretion
Condition: Authentic
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