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LOT 2308
Natural History - Giant Elephant Bird Eggshell Group
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
1 5/8 - 2 3/8 in. (45 grams total, 41-62 mm).
Comprising four eggshell sections from Aepyornis. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Madagascar.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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