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LOT 0450
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.
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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LOT 0450
Natural History - Large Mosasaur Fossil Jaw on Stand
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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