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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]
Provenance
Found 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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