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Natural History - Large Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Natural History - Large Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Natural History - Large Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth
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LOT 2857

Natural History - Large Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth

CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 125-113 MILLION YEARS B.P.

4 1/8 in. (65 grams, 10.4 cm).

A large tooth showing some root.

Provenance

From a Cambridgeshire, 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 2857

Natural History - Large Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth

Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

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