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LOT 1983
Natural History - Large Mosasaur Jaw Section
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
14 3/8 in. (404 grams, 36.5 cm).
A fossilised lower jaw section displaying nine teeth from the Mosasaur Prognathodon sp.
Provenance
From the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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