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LOT 2544
Natural History - Otodus Shark Fossil Tooth in Display Frame
EOCENE PERIOD, 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/2 in. (71 grams total, 64 mm).
Large size Otodus obliquus tooth in a display frame. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2544
Natural History - Otodus Shark Fossil Tooth in Display Frame
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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