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LOT 1972
Natural History - Fossil Woolly Mammoth Tooth
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
9 5/8 in. (3.5 kg, 24.5 cm).
A fossil Mammuthus primigenius woolly mammoth tooth showing good remains of chewing surface and root plate.
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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