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LOT 2805
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth on Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/8 in. (306 grams, 13.7 cm).
Showing the tooth and a good portion of the root. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2805
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth on Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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