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LOT 2451
Natural History - Otodus Fossil Shark's Teeth in Large Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
9 1/2 in. (4.1 kg, 24 cm).
The composite matrix set with a group of nine fossil Otodus sp. shark's teeth. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2451
Natural History - Otodus Fossil Shark's Teeth in Large Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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