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LOT 2579
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/4 in. (9.68 grams, 30 mm).
A Mosasaur prognathodon sp. tooth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
Accompanied by a laminated identification card.
Mosasaurs (from the Greek for 'lizard') were aquatic dinosaurs which probably gave birth to live young.
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