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LOT 2372
Natural History - Fossil Bird Bone Group
PLEISTOCENE AGE, CIRCA 2 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/4 - 2 1/4 in. (32 grams total, 32-59 mm).
Comprising five sections of bones. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Rancho La Brea Formation, Maricopa Co., California, U.S.A.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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