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LOT 1857
Natural History - Giant Elephant Bird Eggshell Group
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
1 1/2 - 3 in. (56 grams total, 38-78 cm).
A group of four eggshell sections from the giant elephant bird Aepyornis; held in a white card collector's tray. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Madagascar.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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