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LOT 2388
Natural History - Fossil Onchosaurus Rostral Spines
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 100-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 7/8 - 2 in. (20 grams total, 47-51 mm).
Comprising two Onchopristus numidus snout spines. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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