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LOT 2331
Fossil Spinosaurus Tooth Group
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 125-113 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/2 in. (35 grams total, 66 mm each).
Comprising two teeth with some tooth; repaired. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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