Bos taurus

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Object Details

Site Name

U.S. National Zoo

Record Last Modified

4 Aug 2025

Site Number

997

Skeletal Morphology

Limb. Femur. Left; Updated

Collection Date

1980

USNM Number

PAL710293

Place

District of Columbia, United States, North America

Published Name

Bos taurus

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Paleogeneral

Vertebrate Taphonomy

NTRC Haynes

Paleobiology

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Mammalia Eutheria Laurasiatheria Artiodactyla Ruminatia Bovidae

Data Source

NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ac322fdc-d020-42db-8c1b-7978782d02f7

Record ID

nmnhpaleobiology_14363621