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LOT 2826
Fossil Ursus Spelaeus Canine and Molar Tooth Group
PLEISTOCENE EPOCH, 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
1 5/8 - 3 1/4 in. (50 grams total, 41-84 mm).
Both cave bear teeth displaying some root and enamel. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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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