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LOT 2538

Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Composite Fossil Teeth on Matrix

CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.

6 3/4 in. (1.44 kg, 17 cm).

A composite matrix set with five Mosasaur prognathodon teeth. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From Morocco, West Africa.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

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The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with an elongated body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish.

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LOT 2538

Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Composite Fossil Teeth on Matrix

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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