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LOT 2745
Otodus Fossil Shark Teeth on Natural Rock
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 - 5 5/8 in. (705 grams total, 10.3-14.3 cm).
Comprising two Otodus obliquus teeth on individual matrices. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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