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LOT 2465
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Tooth with Root
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/4 in. (250 grams, 95 mm).
Set on a sandstone matrix; tooth repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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