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LOT 2505
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Tooth and Fish Bone Display
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/8 in. (400 grams, 11.1 cm).
Comprising two teeth and various fish bone fragments set on a sandstone matrix. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2505
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Tooth and Fish Bone Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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