SMALL WOOLY RHINO HORN Replica (Coelodonta antiquitatis) Hard to Find (#970) for Sale

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SMALL WOOLY RHINO HORN Replica (Coelodonta antiquitatis) Hard to Find (#970) For Sale

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SMALL WOOLY RHINO HORN Replica (Coelodonta antiquitatis) Hard to Find (#970):
$70.00

Small WoollyRhino Horn Replica

Coelodonta antiquitatis

Large Horn Is 10 Inches Long, Weight 2 Pounds

The Skull Is Not Included & Is Not Available

COELODONTA (pronounced See-low-DONT-ah) Coelodonta, the woolly rhino,is from the Pleistocene epoch (which lasted from 1.8-0.1 million years ago) andsurvived the last ice age. It belongs to the family Rhinocerotids, whichincludes modern-day rhinos. This plant-eater was about 11 feet (3.5 m) long. Ithad two horns on its snout, the lower one larger than the one between its eyes(about 3 feet (1 m) long). It had long hair, small ears, short, thick legs, anda stocky body. Its fossils have been found in Europe (Britain) and Asia(eastern Siberia). Its shape is known from prehistoric cave drawings. FamilyRhinocerotidae.

Rhino horns are composed of a special kindof dense hair that rarely preserves as a fossil. This replica is an ananatomical reconstruction of a real horn.

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