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LOT 2196

Natural History - Fossil Otodus Shark Tooth on Matrix

EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.

5 in. (641 grams, 12.6 cm).

Comprising a large Otodus obliquus tooth embedded in a matrix. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

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LOT 2196

Natural History - Fossil Otodus Shark Tooth on Matrix

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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