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50,000 year old bison skull found in Crimea

A Ukrainian paleontological expedition has discovered a 50,000 year old bison skull in a cave in the Crimea, a senior speleologist said on Tuesday.

50,000 year old bison skull found in Crimea
The cave where the 50,000 year old bison skull was discovered [Credit: Rianovosti]
“Skull fragments have been found. The paleontologists hope to discover the remains of the bison’s stomach contents to get more information about the Crimean flora at that time [50,000 years ago],” Igor Timokhin said.

The discovery was made in December 2012 in the Emine-Bair Khosar cave, a natural animal graveyard. Many of the animals whose remains were found there fell into a vertical well connecting the cave with the surface of the Chatyrdag plateau. Mammoth, lion and bear remains have previously been found in the cave.

Source: Rianovosti [February 12, 2013]