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LOT 2823
Natural History - Large Composite Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth Assemblage
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
14 1/2 in. (6.59 kg, 37 cm).
An assemblage of Mosasaur prognathodon teeth, attached to a jaw-shaped matrix for display; all set in a composite matrix. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Footnotes
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with a snake-like body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish.
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LOT 2823
Natural History - Large Composite Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth Assemblage
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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