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LOT 2337
Natural History - Mosasaur Jaw on Composite Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 1/2 in. (1.17 kg, 19 cm).
Comprising a pair of jaw fragments with teeth set on a composite matrix. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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