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LOT 2645
Fossil Woolly Mammoth Rib Bone Section
DEVENSIAN PERIOD, 110,000-12,000 YEARS B.P.
14 3/4 in. (502 grams, 37.5 cm).
From Mammuthus Primigenius showing curvature and the inside structure. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Latton Gravels, Wiltshire, UK.
Acquired from Milton Keynes Geological Society in 1999.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.VM99; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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Odessa Fall Meteorite
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