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LOT 1891
Natural History - Plesiosaur Bone Beads
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 155 MILLION YEARS B.P.
16 1/2 in. (52 grams,42 cm long).
A string of Plesiosaur bone beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Kimmeridge Clay, Jurassic Coast of Dorset, UK.
From an old Lincoln, UK, collection.
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