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LOT 2291
Natural History - Fossil Otodus Shark Tooth Display
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3/4 - 1 1/4 in. (5 1/8 in.) (6.9 grams total, 20-32 mm (43 grams total, 13 cm high including case)).
Comprising three Otodus obliquus teeth; supplied in a display frame. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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