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LOT 2551
Natural History - Fossil Plesiosaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Vertebra Group
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 - 3 3/4 in. (617 grams total, 86-96 mm).
Comprising two main bodies. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Literature
See O’Keefe, F.R., The evolution of plesiosaur and pliosaur morphotypes in the Plesiosauria (Reptilia: Sauropterygia), 2002, Paleobiology, 28: 101-112.
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LOT 2551
Natural History - Fossil Plesiosaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Vertebra Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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