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LOT 2264
Natural History - British Bison Fossil Leg Bone Group
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, 2.58 MILLION-12,000 YEARS B.P.
7 1/2 - 10 in. (2.05 kg total, 19-25.5 cm).
Comprising five leg bones, four with inked date. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Oxfordshire, UK, clay pits.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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