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LOT 2457
Natural History - Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaurus Tooth Pair
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 125-113 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 in. (19 grams total, 52 mm).
Comprising two teeth with partial roots; repaired. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From in the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa.
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 2457
Natural History - Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaurus Tooth Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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