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LOT 2440
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/4 in. (584 grams, 16 cm).
The tooth showing dark brown enamel, set in a sandstone matrix with a composite root for display. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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