LM17-029 - EUROPEAN FOSSIL ICE AGE LATE AUROCHS PARTIAL SKULL AND MAXILLA WITH ORIGINAL INTACT TEETH

Product Description

ITEM # 

LM17-029

ID

Bos primigenius / taurus

FOUND

River Gravel Deposit - Central Europe

AGE

LATE PLEISTOCENE:  15,000 - 10,000 years ago

SIZE

8.9" long

CONDITION

NO REPAIR OR RESTORATION

NOTE

CHOICE PRESERVATION AND COLOR

Actual Item - One Only

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Protected deep within the Late Pleistocene gravel beds of a river in Northern Slovakia and retrieved by dredge, this is a well-preserved partial skull portion of the right side including a lower eye orbit, right side pre-orbital region and complete right side maxilla with all original dentition (one molar just emerging) of an extinct late Aurochs (Bos primigenius / taurus).  Collected by a river dredge removing deep gravel deposits also producing fossils of Woolly Rhinoceros, Woolly Mammoth, Cave Lion and other extinct Ice Age beasts.  The late Aurochs was a reduced animal compared to the earlier form with much broader horns and larger proportions.  All the teeth are the original teeth as the skull partial was found.  The rich hues of the bone and teeth are natural as a result of the sediments and age.  The complete array of teeth are intact and in spectacular preservation making this an excellent reference piece as well as a high-grade Ice Age fossil specimen.  This fossil was retrieved from the river exactly as shown.  Treated with an clear preservative to protect its fine qualities.  An excellent display fossil as it is  or an important component in reconstructing a complete skull. NO REPAIR and NO RESTORATION. 

This would make a phenomenal display piece laying alongside  primitive hunting weapons of prehistoric man!  The color is natural and is a rich dark coffee brown.  This is THE ultimate Late Aurochs fossil and one of the most affordable ALL NATURAL Ice Age skulls any fossil collection could include!  This is a rare fossil from a beast that is seldom found in Late Pleistocene fossil collections.    A great compliment to a   primitive man stone tool and weapon collection as these animals lived alongside humans, played a vital role for resources in human survival during the last Ice Age and were hunted / revered by both Neanderthal man and Cro-Magnon man.