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LOT 2529
Natural History - Fossil Otodus Shark Vertebra Group
EOCENE PERIOD, 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 - 3 3/8 in. (387 grams total, 75-87 mm).
Comprising four Otodus obliquus vertebrae. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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