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LOT 2656
Fossil Oreodont Jaw Section
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58-36 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/4 in. (17.7 grams, 32 mm).
Comprising a section of the jaw with some teeth, from Merycoidodon sp. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom USA.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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