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LOT 2379

Very Large Glazed Extinct Fossil Shark's Tooth Display

EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.

39 5/8 in. (12.9 kg total, 1 m wide).

A magnificent display of Otodus obliquus teeth arranged in circles with the sizes of the teeth getting larger towards the edge; set in a glazed wooden frame with fabric backing. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

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A Magnificent Display

LOT 2379

Very Large Glazed Extinct Fossil Shark's Tooth Display

Sold for (Inc. bp): £780

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