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LOT 2239
Natural History - Fossil North American Tyrannosaurus Rex Dinosaur Coprolites
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/2 - 1 5/8 in. (85 grams total, 37-43 mm).
A pair of coprolites (fossilised dung) from a North American tyrannosaurid dinosaur. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2239
Natural History - Fossil North American Tyrannosaurus Rex Dinosaur Coprolites
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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