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LOT 1991
Natural History - Plesiosaur Bone Beads
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 155 MILLION YEARS B.P.
16 3/4 in. (74 grams, 42.5 cm long).
A string of Plesiosaur bone beads. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Kimmeridge Clay, the Jurassic Coast of Dorset, UK.
From an old Lincoln, UK, collection.
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