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LOT 2093
Natural History - Fossil Sand Shark Tooth Display
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 70-50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/8 in. (41 grams total, 13 cm high including case).
Comprising seven teeth in a square display frame. [7, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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