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LOT 2412
Fossil Bison Molar Tooth
PLEISTOCENE EPOCH, 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
2 1/2 in. (44.9 grams, 65 mm).
From a young adult Bison antiquus. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Central Nebraska, USA.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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