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LOT 2508
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Teeth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/4 - 2 3/8 in. (105 grams total, 59-62 mm).
Comprising two Mosasaur prognathodon sp. teeth. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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