Ice Age Horse Fossil Leg Bone
Pleistocene Epoch, circa 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P. Display of the lower leg bones comprising the coffin bone, middle and proximal phalanx and the cannon bone; accompanied by a custom-made display stand with an information sticker. 1.06 kg total, 39.5 cm high including stand (15 1/2 in.).
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Ice Age horses were smaller than their modern relatives and were well-adapted to the harsh cold climate, resembling the modern Przewalski's horses.
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Pleistocene Epoch, circa 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P. Display of the lower leg bones comprising the coffin bone, middle and proximal phalanx and the cannon bone; accompanied by a custom-made display stand with an information sticker. 1.06 kg total, 39.5 cm high including stand (15 1/2 in.).
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Ice Age horses were smaller than their modern relatives and were well-adapted to the harsh cold climate, resembling the modern Przewalski's horses.
TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.
