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LOT 1761
Natural History - Woolly Rhinoceros Fossil Vertebra
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 40.000 YEARS B.P.
6 1/4 in. (564 grams, 16 cm).
A large woolly rhinoceros Coelodonta antiquitatis vertebra. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brown Bank, off Lowestoft, UK.
Acquired before 1960.
From an old Norwich, UK, collection.
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