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LOT 2471
Fossil Sand Shark Tooth Group
EOCENE PERIOD, 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1/2 - 1 1/2 in. (41 grams total, 13-39 mm).
Comprising various size Otodus obliquus teeth. [48, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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