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LOT 2376
Fossil Otodus Shark Teeth on Composite Rock Display
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
9 5/8 in. (4.55 kg, 24.5 cm).
A montage of ten fossil Otodus obliquus shark teeth, set recently on a matrix slab for display. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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