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AUROCHS LOWER THORACIC VERTEBRA - Maas River, Holland LATE PLEISTOCENE PERIOD: 15,000 years ago Protected deep within the Late Pleistocene gravel bars of the Maas River, this immaculate and complete fossilized lower thoracic vertebrae of an extinct Aurochs (Bos primigenius / taurus). Remarkably, all processes including the delicate and very wide lateral processes are intact. The entire bone is dense with excellent mineralization. The rich dark walnut brown hue is natural as a result of the sediments and age. Most impressive is that there is no repair and no restoration. This vertebrae was retrieved from the river exactly as shown. Treated with an invisible preservative to protect its fine qualities. Guaranteed NO DYES, NO REPAIR and NO RESTORATION. See image below for the location on an Auroch's skeleton where this specimen is from.
Aurochs are the ancestors of present-day domestic cattle. After the ice age aurochs were spread across Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. They lived on the plains and at the forest's edge. Their populations were gradually reduced as people hunted them and civilization destroyed their habitats. Surviving the great Pleistocene mass extinction, the last Aurochs known died on a game preserve in Poland in the year 1627 A.D.. The Aurochs was a famous animal in prehistoric times. These massive beasts were an ancient form of cattle with massive bones, heavily muscled bodies and long curving horns. They were hunted and worshipped by primitive man and featured in many famous cave prehistoric paintings across Europe. HIGHLY RARE AND UNUSUAL SPECIMEN IN PERFECT PRESERVATION! 11.5" wide x 4" tall SOLD LM17001 Actual Item - One Only |
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