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LOT 0424
Natural History - Cave Bear Lower Jaw
PLEISTOCENE AGE, CIRCA 40,000-20,000 YEARS B.P.
10 in. (314 grams, 25 cm).
From the left side lower jaw of Ursus spelaeus displaying a canine and two other teeth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman.
FootnotesThe 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.
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