Mammoth skeleton bid to €430,000 at auction in France

A rare complete mammoth skeleton from Siberia dating from the late Pleistocene era sold for a hammer price of €430,000 (£380,530) in a sale held by Aguttes in Lyons.

Measuring an impressive 17ft 5in (5.3m) long from the tail to the tip of its massive tusks, the skel…

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