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LOT 2140
Natural History - Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Group
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 125-113 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 - 2 1/4 in. (29 grams total, 52-56 mm).
Comprising three teeth with partial root; two repaired. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Footnotes
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish.
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LOT 2140
Natural History - Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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