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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]

Provenance

From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 1957

Natural History - Otodus Shark Fossil Tooth Pair

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

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