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LOT 1917
Natural History - Otodus Shark Fossil Teeth on Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 in. (1.18 kg, 15.2 cm).
Comprising six Otodus obliquus teeth set on a matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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