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LOT 0450

Estimate
GBP (£) 2,000 - 3,000
EUR (€) 2,310 - 3,470
USD ($) 2,680 - 4,020

NATURAL HISTORY - LARGE MOSASAUR FOSSIL JAW ON STAND
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
50 3/8 in. (15.5 kg total, 1.28 m wide including stand).

A large fossil lower jaw section from the aquatic dinosaur Mosasaur sp., displaying 11 teeth each with good remains of enamelling and some serration; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

PROVENANCE:
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11723-197546.

CONDITION
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