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LOT 2373
Natural History - Fossil 'African T-rex' Dinosaur Tooth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-93 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 5/8 in. (9.3 grams, 43 mm).
Displaying enamel to one side, from Carcharodontosaurus saharicus. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Tegana formation, Sahara Desert, Morocco.
Acquired during the 1980s.
From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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