Fossil Woolly Rhino Bone Specimen

DEVENSIAN, CIRCA 20,000 B.P.

15 3/8 in. (1.88 kg, 39 cm).

Large section of a pelvic bone of a Coelodonta antiquitatis. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From Doggerland, the now-disappeared land bridge between the UK and the Netherlands.
Dredged from the North Sea by Dutch fishermen.
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.

Footnotes

The woolly rhinoceros is an extinct species of rhinoceros that inhabited Eurasia during the Ice Age. It was well adapted to the harsh conditions, with a long, woolly coat and a thick undercoat.

CONDITION

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LOT 3046