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LOT 2240
Natural History - Fossil Cave Lion Upper Jaw
MIDDLE-LATE PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 40,000-25,000 YEARS B.P.
7 3/4 in. (311 grams, 19.5 cm).
From the left side of Panthera spelaea lower jaw, displaying a large canine and three other teeth.
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman formed since 2003.
Footnotes
Panthera spelaea is also known as the steppe lion or cave lion, became extinct about 13,000 years ago. Based on contemporary cave drawings, this prominent member of the mammoth steppe fauna, probably only had a very small mane.
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