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LOT 2550
Natural History - 'North Sea' Fossil Woolly Mammoth Tooth
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
5 1/2 in. (1.05 kg, 14 cm).
A conserved and varnished Mammuthus primigenius tooth. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Dredged from the North Sea, probably from Brown Bank, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK.
From the private collection of Mr A Hills, Kent, UK.
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LOT 2550
Natural History - 'North Sea' Fossil Woolly Mammoth Tooth
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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