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LOT 2708
Spinosaurus Fossil Dinosaur Tooth Group
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 125-113 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/4 - 2 7/8 in. (37.3 grams total, 57-68 mm).
Comprising two Spinosaurus maroccanus teeth with some root; repaired. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish.
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