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LOT 1762
Natural History - Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Jaw Section with Teeth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/4 in. (147 grams, 96 mm).
From the lower jaw, displaying two teeth from Prognathodon sp.; repaired. [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 1762
Natural History - Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Jaw Section with Teeth
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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