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LOT 2439
Fossil Shark Tooth and Fish Bone Group
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 7/8 - 4 3/8 in. (749 grams total, 97 - 110 mm).
Comprising three sandstone matrices containing Otodus obliquus, Mosasaur prognathodon teeth and fish bones. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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