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LOT 2289
Natural History - British Fossil Bison Bone Collection
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
3 - 15 3/4 in. (1.32 kg total, 7.5-40 cm).
Comprising sections of ribs, vertebrae and other bones from Bison priscus. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Oxfordshire, UK.
From a Norfolk, UK, collection.
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