Bison - Fossil skull - Bison Priscus - 33 cm - 105 cm

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Scientific name Bison Priscus; Specimen Bizon; Geological Period Quaternary, Pleistocene (2.58–0.0117 million years ago); Treatment untreated; Condition natural.

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The astonishingly large fossil skull of a Bison priscus. This steppe bison was the ancestor of the wood and prairie bison (Bison antiquus) we know today. Only, they were a whopping 50% larger.

Bison priscus could reach a shoulder height of up to 2 meters and weigh nearly 1,000 kg. As grazers, they lived in large, impressive herds, with bulls and cows mixed with calves. They lived during the Pleistocene until about 5,000 years ago.

This large and very complete skull was found in Poland and is approximately 75,000 years old. The sutures are very clearly visible.

Around 130,000 years ago it was possible to reach America via Alaska and in large numbers they left Eurasia.

Neanderthals hunted this bison and it was their main food source.

This skull was owned for over 100 years by a distinguished French family.

The skull remains completely stable and untreated to this day.

approximately 105 cm wide

The astonishingly large fossil skull of a Bison priscus. This steppe bison was the ancestor of the wood and prairie bison (Bison antiquus) we know today. Only, they were a whopping 50% larger.

Bison priscus could reach a shoulder height of up to 2 meters and weigh nearly 1,000 kg. As grazers, they lived in large, impressive herds, with bulls and cows mixed with calves. They lived during the Pleistocene until about 5,000 years ago.

This large and very complete skull was found in Poland and is approximately 75,000 years old. The sutures are very clearly visible.

Around 130,000 years ago it was possible to reach America via Alaska and in large numbers they left Eurasia.

Neanderthals hunted this bison and it was their main food source.

This skull was owned for over 100 years by a distinguished French family.

The skull remains completely stable and untreated to this day.

approximately 105 cm wide

Details

Number of items
1
Specimen
Bison
Scientific name
Bison Priscus
Country of Origin
Poland
Geological Period
Quaternary, Pleistocene (2.58 - 0.0117 million years)
Condition
Natural
Height
33 cm
Width
105 cm
Depth
30 cm
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