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LOT 2745

Group of Three Otodus Fossil Shark's Teeth on Rock

EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.

3 - 3 1/8 in. (658 grams total, 78-82 mm).

Comprising three Otodus obliquus teeth set on individual sandstone matrices. [3, No Reserve]

Provenance

From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 2745

Group of Three Otodus Fossil Shark's Teeth on Rock

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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