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LOT 2318
Natural History - British Woolly Mammoth Fossil Tusk Section Group
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 40,000 YEARS B.P.
1 7/8 - 5 1/2 in. (259 grams total, 4.7-14 cm).
Mammuthus primigenius tusk fragments. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound North Sea, UK.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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LOT 2318
Natural History - British Woolly Mammoth Fossil Tusk Section Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Natural History - Fossil North African 'T-Rex' Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
From Carcharodontosaurus saharicus, displaying good enamel and some serrations; repaired. 42.6 grams, 80 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Cave Bear Lower Jaw
Late Pleistocene Period, circa 40,000-20,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
From the left side of Ursus spelaeuslower jaw, displaying a canine (repaired) and three molars. 312 grams, 20.3 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman formed since 2003.
The cave bear was a prehistoric species of bear that lived in Europe and Asia, and became extinct about 24,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum. -
Natural History - Woolly Rhinoceros Jaw
Devensian Period, circa 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
A well-preserved lower jaw section from Coelodonta antiquitatis with four molars. 3 kg, 52 cm
From the Northamptonshire, UK, collection of J. Shaul. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
The form of the woolly rhino’s skull and teeth had evolved to support its grazing lifestyle with its head dipped downwards towards the ground, even in its relaxed attitude. The skull is unusual in having both an extensively ossified nasal septum, probably evolved as a result of the heavy pressure on the horn and face when grazing, and a down-turned anterior region on the premaxilla that contacts the edge of the upper jaw. The shoulders were raised with a powerful hump, used to support the animal's massive front horn and also used for storing fat.
