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LOT 2384
Natural History - Sand Shark Tooth Display
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 70-50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3/4 - 1 3/8 in. (5 1/8 in.) (4.12 grams total, 19-33 mm (40 grams total, 13 cm high including case)).
Comprising six extinct sand shark teeth; supplied in a display frame. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Norfolk, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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