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.

CONDITION

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LOT 2246