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LOT 2463
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Tooth Pair
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/4 - 5 3/8 in. (1.3 kg total, 13.4-13.7 cm).
With root, each tooth set in composite rock matrix. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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