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LOT 0432
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Vertebra, Ribs and Jaw
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
18 1/8 in. (12.8 kg, 46 cm).
Comprising various bone and rib fragments, a large vertebra and jaw fragments with teeth from Mosasaur prognathodon sp.; on a sandstone matrix with applied plaster reinforcement.
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Footnotes
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with a snake-like body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish.
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LOT 0432
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Vertebra, Ribs and Jaw
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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