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LOT 1940
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth Group
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 7/8 - 3 in. (60 grams total, 73-76 mm).
Comprising a pair of Prognathodon sp. teeth with roots. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found in the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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LOT 1940
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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