Natural History - Cave Bear Lower Jaw

PLEISTOCENE AGE, CIRCA 40,000-20,000 YEARS B.P.

9 5/8 in. (424 grams, 24.5 cm).

From the right side of Ursus spelaeus lower jaw, displaying a canine and four other teeth. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a London gentleman.

Footnotes

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.

CONDITION

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