Steller’s Sea Cow Skull Replica

Description

Steller’s sea cow skull replica measures 24.0 x 13.0 x 23.6 inches. The Hydrodamalis gigas skull is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a University of Berkeley specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

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The Steller’s sea cow once inhabited the North Pacific and Arctic oceans before its extinction in 1768. This massive sirenian, relative to the dugong and manatee, reached lengths of nearly 8 meters (25 feet). According to accounts from naturalist Georg Wilhem Steller, the animal fed primarily on kelp near the shoreline.

Hunters and fur traders targeted the species for its meat, fur and blubber, which led to is rapid disappearance within 27 years of its discovery.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Sirenia
• Family: Dugongidae
• Genus: †Hydrodamalis
• Species: †H. gigas
• Binomial name: †Hydrodamalis gigas
• Conservation Status: Extinct

For the ultimate marine biology display you can add the California sea lion skull replica, the leopard seal skull replica and the harbor seal skull replica that provides the essential sense of scale for your visitors need to appreciate just how massive the extinct sea cow truly was compared to the familiar seals of today.