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LOT 2716
Two Fossil Sawfish Rostral Spines
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 100-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/8 in. (16.4 grams total, 53 mm).
Comprising two Onchopristus numidus sawfish rostral teeth. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Whitby, Yorkshire, UK.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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