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LOT 2119
Natural History - Otodus Shark Fossil Tooth in Frame
EOCENE PERIOD, 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/2 in. (72 grams total, tooth: 63 mm).
Large size Otodus obliquus tooth in a display frame. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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