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LOT 2410
Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Jaw Section
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 5/8 in. (139 grams, 93 mm).
From the lower jaw of Mosasaur prognathodon sp. displaying some teeth. [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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