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LOT 1793
Natural History - Fossil Cave Bear Rib Bone
CIRCA 27,500 YEARS B.P.
8 7/8 in. (63 grams, 22.5 cm).
A fossil cave bear Ursus spelaeus rib bone. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Romania.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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