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LOT 2731
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Jaw on Composite Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
19 in. (2.32 kg, 48 cm).
A large section of Mosasaur prognathodon jaw with eight teeth, set in a composite matrix with applied plaster reinforcement.
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Footnotes
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with a snake-like body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish.
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LOT 2731
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Jaw on Composite Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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