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LOT 2266
Natural History - Fossil Otodus Shark Tooth Display
EOCENE PERIOD, 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3/4 - 1 in. (45 grams total, 19-27 mm).
Comprising three Otodus obliquus teeth in a display frame. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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