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LOT 2211
Natural History - Canis Teilhardi Ice Age Wolf's Skull
LATE PLIOCENE-EARLY PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 5.3 MILLION-60,000 YEARS B.P.
9 5/8 in. (2.18 kg total, 24.5 cm high including stand).
Partially fossilised and near complete, retaining many of the animal's teeth; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman.
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