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LOT 2377
Natural History - Fossil Claudiosaurus Skeleton
LATE PERMIAN-EARLY TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 252-250 MILLION YEARS B.P.
17 in. (12.2 kg, 43 cm).
In an irregular matrix.
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11551-195800.
It is theorised that this was a semi-aquatic, lizard-like dinosaur.
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