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LOT 2494
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 - 2 1/2 in. (77 grams total, 51-65 mm).
Comprising two thick teeth with dark brown enamel. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
FootnotesThe Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with an elongated body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish.
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