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LOT 2328
Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Partial Jaw with Teeth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 in. (154 grams, 84 mm).
A lower jaw section displaying two large teeth from the Mosasaur prognathodon sp. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found in the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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LOT 2328
Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Partial Jaw with Teeth
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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