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LOT 2354
Natural History - Massive Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 125-113 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/4 in. (124 grams, 13.3 cm).
From Spinosaurs maroccanus with partial root; repaired.
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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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