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LOT 2246
Natural History - Fossil Cave Bear Lower Jaw
LATE PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 40,000-20,000 YEARS B.P.
8 in. (304 grams, 20.5 cm).
Comprising the right side of Ursus spelaeus lower jaw with three molars and canine (repaired).
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman formed since 2003.
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.
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LOT 2246
Natural History - Fossil Cave Bear Lower Jaw
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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