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LOT 2175
Natural History - 'North Sea' Fossil Woolly Mammoth Tusk Tip
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
5 1/4 in. (177 grams total, 13.5 cm).
From Mammuthus primigenius, cleaned and conserved. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceDredged 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 2175
Natural History - 'North Sea' Fossil Woolly Mammoth Tusk Tip
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Prismatic, clear wand with rounded base, displaying internal iridescence. 45 grams, 10 cm
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Natural History - Otodus Shark Fossil Tooth Cluster
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising six Otodus obliquus teeth set in a sandstone matrix. 1 kg, 15.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Cave Bear Rib Bone
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A section of rib from the cave bear Ursus spelaeus. 50 grams, 15.6 cm
From Romania. Acquired during 1980s. From an old Bristol collection.
Ursus spelaeus became extinct at the beginning of the last glacial maximum, roughly 27,500 years ago.