AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR
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POUND STERLING
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Product Description
ITEM #
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LM49-010
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ID
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Tremarctos floridanus
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FOUND
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Marion Co. - North Florida, U.S.A.
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AGE
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PLEISTOCENE: 300,000 - 10,000 years ago
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SIZE
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2.25" long on the curve
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CONDITION
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NO REPAIR OR RESTORATION
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NOTE
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EXOTIC FOSSIL FROM A RARE ICE AGE
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INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX - Actual Item - One Only
Comes with a certificate of authenticity / information sheet |
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CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SHORT-FACED BEARS
From the Pleistocene deposits of the Suwannee River, this is an extremely rare COMPLETE fossil canine fang of an extinct Short-Faced Bear, Tremarctos floridanus. This species is sometimes referred to as the 'Florida Cave Bear'. It is an absolute GEM QUALITY specimen with amazing color and preservation and no breakage. Crown sports complete naturally lustrous enamel in a rare mix of BLUE! and tan with a NATURALLY WORN TIP from feeding wear, NOT breakage or damage. Root is a complimentary beautiful tan brown and is complete and unbroken. As an addition to any fossil tooth collection, this certainly will be amongst your rarest specimens as very few fossils of ANY type are found or offered from this once dangerous and now extinct ferocious bear. NO REPAIR and NO RESTORATION.
The most prized bear fossils are animal's weapons - its fangs and claws. Regardless of condition, the primary fang canine tooth of this rare Ice Age bear would be a fossil worth bragging over but to be in this condition and with such attractive colors makes it an especially desirable specimen. Fossils of short-faced bears are many, many times more rare than the classic European cave bear and Siberian Ice Age bear.
