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LOT 2561
Fossil Shark's Tooth Display Case
CRETACEOUS-EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 70-45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
13 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (786 grams total, 34.5 x 24.5 cm).
A glazed display case with mounted specimens of various teeth, vertebrae and ray palates, with identifying labels. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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