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LOT 0442

Fossil Diosaurus Skull and Bones on Composite Matrix

PALEOCENE PERIOD, 66-56 MILLION YEARS B.P.

20 in. (6.66 kg, 51 cm).

Displaying the left side of the skull and jaws with teeth, with a number of vertebrae to the side, set on a composite sandstone matrix; possibly Argochampsa krebsi. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

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LOT 0442

Fossil Diosaurus Skull and Bones on Composite Matrix

Sold for (Inc. bp): £585

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