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Skull of an aurochs with two complete horns

Kostanay Regional Museum of Local Lore

A nearly complete skull with horn rods. The greatest length of the horn rod is 52 cm. The distance between the ends of the horn rods is 77 cm., skull height is 65 cm. The rods are gently curved laterally and upward in an arc. The skull is of moderate width in the forehead area. The nasal bones are narrow.
Dating: The second half of the Middle Pleistocene.
Material: bone.
Technique: fossilization.
Size: 52х77х65 cm.

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