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LOT 2058

Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Marine Dinosaur Tooth Display

CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.

5 1/8 in. (55 grams total, 13 cm high including case).

Comprising a pair of Mosasaur prognathodon sp. teeth; supplied in a custom display frame. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

From Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 2058

Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Marine Dinosaur Tooth Display

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

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