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LOT 1885
Natural History - Otodus Fossil Shark Tooth Necklace
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 3/8 in. (6.47 grams, tooth: 34 mm).
The Otodus obliquus tooth with a wire frame and cord necklace. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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