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LOT 2279
Natural History - Fossil Otodus Shark Tooth on Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 7/8 in. (151 grams, 97 mm).
Comprising a large Otodus obliquus tooth with good enamel, embedded in a matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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