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LOT 2768
Natural History - Fossil Diosaurus Skull on Composite Matrix
PALEOCENE EPOCH, 66-56 MILLION YEARS B.P.
20 3/4 in. (6.78 kg, 52.5 cm).
Displaying the left side of the skull and jaws with teeth, with a number of vertebrae to the side, set on a sandstone matrix; possibly Argochampsa krebsi. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2768
Natural History - Fossil Diosaurus Skull on Composite Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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