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LOT 2436
Natural History - Large Fossil Otodus Shark Tooth
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 54 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/4 in. (57.7 grams, 82 mm).
A large Otodus obliquus tooth from the front of the mouth with good serrations. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Ouled Abdoun Basin Formation (Phosphate beds), Oued Zem, Morocco, North Africa.
From an old German paleontological collection.
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