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LOT 2537
Extinct Cave Bear Lower Jaw
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 250,000-24,000 B.P.
10 5/8 in. (826 grams, 27 cm).
Displaying both sides of the Ursus spelaeus lower jaw with molars and lower canines present; some restoration.
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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