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LOT 1957
Natural History - Otodus Shark Fossil Tooth Pair
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 in. (51 grams total, 50-52 mm).
Comprising two large Otodus obliquus teeth. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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