Giant Bison Brain Replica
$66.00
Giant bison brain replica measures 8.2 x 5.2 x 4.1 inches. Bison latifrons brain replica is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of IMNH specimen. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
- Description
- Additional information
Description
Giant bison brain replica measures 8.2 x 5.2 x 4.1 inches. Bison latifrons brain replica is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of from Idaho Musuem of Natural History specimen. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
The giant bison is an extinct species that lived in North America until about 10,000 years ago. It was one of the most common large herbivores on the continent. This giant animal is a direct ancestor of the living American bison.
This species was the largest and heaviest bison to ever live in North America. They stood over 6.6 feet tall at the shoulder. They weighed up to 2,760 pounds. Their huge horns measured up to 84 inches from tip to tip. Modern bison horns reach only 26 inches wide.
The giant bison ate plants and lived in small family groups. They grazed in the open Great Plains and ate leaves in the woodlands. These animals preferred warmer areas in what is now the United States. Experts have found their fossils as far south and west as San Diego, California.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Artiodactyla
- Family: Bovidae
- Subfamily: Bovinae
- Genus: Bison
- Species: †B. antiquus
- Binomial name: †Bison antiquus
The high metabolic cost of this neural tissue required a massive caloric intake, as evidenced by the high-crowned morphology of a giant bison tooth. It also pairs well with the bison antiquus skull fossil replica, the giant bison fossil skull replica and the Pleistocene bison forefoot replica.
Additional information
| Weight | 4.0 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 8.2 × 5.2 × 4.1 in |
| Time | Lived: About 500,000 years ago to around 20,000-15,000 years ago, at the end of the last Ice Age. Middle to Late Pleistocene Epoch (Ice Age). |
| Range | North America, from Alaska to Mexico. |
| Size | Height: Up to 8 feet (2.4 meters) at the shoulder. Weight: Estimated between 2,750 to 4,400 pounds (over 1 ton to 2 tons). |
