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LOT 2509
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Teeth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/8 - 4 3/4 in. (745 grams total, 10.4-12.1 cm).
Each set on a rounded composite matrix. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Germany.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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