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LOT 2313
Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark's Tooth Group
CRETACEOUS-EOCENE PERIOD, 70-50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3/8 - 1 in. (30 grams total, 11-28 mm).
Comprising various examples in different sizes, some with cusplets. [39, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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A specimen of polished amber with insect inclusion. 0.75 grams, 20 mm
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