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LOT 2607
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Teeth in Composite Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 7/8 in. (987 grams, 17.5 cm).
Comprising six Mosasaur prognathodon teeth set on a composite matrix. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Germany.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2607
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Teeth in Composite Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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