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59 - Collectors’ fossils. A fine Mosasaur tooth with its root sti…
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Estimate €80 - €120
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Description
Collectors’ fossils. A fine Mosasaur tooth with its root still attached to the natural matrix. Mosasaurus anceps. 65 million years old. Total length approx. 10.5 cm. A fine specimen showing the natural mineral setting in which the fossil was found: a hard, phosphatic limestone matrix interspersed with bone fragments. This famous extinct giant marine reptile, a mega-predator contemporary with the dinosaurs and the undisputed master of the oceans, could reach a length of fifteen metres. As found (standard consolidation). Sahara. Upper Cretaceous.
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About the sale DIJON- CABINET DE CURIOSITES #13 (Archaeology. Asian art. Minerals. Fossils. Meteorites. High period. Curiosities)
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Auction time 09/14/2026 at 2:00 PM
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