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LOT 2576
Fossil Otodus Shark's Tooth in Display
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 in. (5 in.) (15.5 grams, 50 mm (52 grams total, 12.7 cm including stand )).
Comprising an Otodus obliquus tooth in a display frame. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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