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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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