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LOT 2724

Natural History - Composite Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Jaw Pair

CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.

7 1/2 in. (1.16 kg, 19 cm).

Comprising a pair of Mosasaur prognathodon jaw section, each with three teeth. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

Footnotes

The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with a snake-like body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish.

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LOT 2724

Natural History - Composite Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Jaw Pair

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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