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LOT 1848
Natural History - Fossil Bird Bone Group
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 2 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 - 1 1/2 in. (18.7 grams total, 27-39 mm).
A group of five fossil bird bones. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Rancho La Brea Formation, Maricopa Co., California, U.S.A.
Acquired in the 1980s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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