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LOT 1760
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur and Otodus Shark Tooth on Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/4 - 4 1/2 in. (958 grams total, 9.4-11.5 cm).
The group comprising an Otodus obliquus tooth and a Prognathodon sp. tooth on individual matrices. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 1760
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur and Otodus Shark Tooth on Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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