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LOT 3238
Large Woolly Mammoth Leg Bone
DEVENSIAN, CIRCA 110,000-12,000 B.P.
11 5/8 in. (1.36 kg, 29.5 cm).
Large portion of a leg bone of a woolly mammoth Mammuthus primigenius, with signs of sea encrustations. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Doggerland, the now-disappeared land bridge between the UK.
Dredged from the North Sea.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3238
Large Woolly Mammoth Leg Bone
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Late Permian Period, circa 260 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
An extinct genus of diapsid reptiles, Claudiosaurus germanini, beautifully preserved and featuring a full ribcage, limbs, the majority of the tail and neck vertebrae. 7.75 kg, 40 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The spiny ammonite cut in half and having both internal faces polished. 612 grams total, 11.4 cm each
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
Fossil Otodus Extinct Shark Tooth Display
Eocene Epoch, circa 53-33 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Large Otodus obliquus tooth set on a tongue-shaped matrix. 876 grams, 11.1 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
