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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]
ProvenanceFrom 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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Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
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