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LOT 2524
Natural History - Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Group
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 125-113 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 - 2 7/8 in. (30 grams total, 62-73 mm).
Comprising two teeth with partial root. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Lincolnshire, 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 2524
Natural History - Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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