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LOT 2448
Natural History - Fossil Triceratops Dinosaur Frill Bone Section
UPPER CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 70 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/8 in. (324 grams, 13.5 cm).
Comprising a large rectangular section of the frill bone. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Lance Creek Formation, Weston Co., Wyoming, USA.
Collected 1930-1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
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LOT 2448
Natural History - Fossil Triceratops Dinosaur Frill Bone Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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