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LOT 1704
Natural History - Bahariasaurus Dinosaur Fossil Tooth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 in. (2 x 2 in.) (9 grams, 52 mm length (16 grams total, 52 x 51 mm including tray)).
A Bahariasaurus ingens fossil dinosaur tooth; held in a white card collector's tray.
ProvenanceTegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa.
Acquired 1980s.
Old Bristol collection.
Bahariasaurus ingens was a mid-sized carnivore.
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