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LOT 2248
Natural History - Fossil Shark and Fish Tooth Display
CRETACEOUS TO EOCENE PERIOD, 70-45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
13 5/8 x 9 1/2 in. (934 grams total, 34.7 x 24.2 cm).
A wooden display case containing labelled specimens of fossil shark and ray teeth from different species. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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