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LOT 2352
Natural History - Fossil Dorsal Spine of a Shark
MESOZOIC ERA, 250-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 1/8 in. (58 grams, 18 cm).
From the extinct Hybodus sp. shark, showing excellent preserved detail. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From south of Taouz, KemKem Basin Area of Morocco, North Africa.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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