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LOT 1941
Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Jaw Section
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 in. (68.6 grams, 70 mm).
A fossilised lower jaw section displaying two teeth from Prognathodon sp., a mosasaur specialised in eating tough shelled prey. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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