LONDON - A rare woolly mammoth skeleton has been bought by a private buyer for 189,000 pounds (nearly $300,000) at a British auction.
Summers Place Auctions near Billingshurst in southern England said Wednesday that the skeleton was one of the most complete examples of the Ice Age mammal.
It was also unusually large and is thought to have weighed up to six tons.
Curator Errol Fullor says it was unusual for a nearly complete skeleton to come on the market for sale.
The skeleton had been part of a private collection in Eastern Europe but had not been assembled and mounted until it was prepared for auction.
The fee includes the buyer's premium.
