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Pelorovis (“monstrous sheep”) is an extinct genus of African wild cattle which existed during the Pleistocene epoch. Males weighed 4400lb
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > It’s believed pelorovis lived from the pliocene, to the holocene. Roughly 2.5 million to 12,000 years ago. It is an extinct genus of large African bovines (or, wild cattle). Biology and descriptionPelorovis species were notable for their large size and impressive…
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Scientists believe it’s not just one incident that led to domestication of the cat (felis catus). It was multiple, independent incidents. At different locations that took place
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > The modern cat (felis silvestris catus) is descended from one or more, of four or five separate wild cats: The Sardinian wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica); European wildcat (F. s. silvestris); Central Asian wildcat (F.s. ornata); Sub-Saharan African wildcat (F.s. cafra); and,…
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Protected: The knowledge of early clothing is derived from historical records. Including archaeological evidence and the study of ancient textiles
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Protected: The evolution of hair color, including blonde hair, is a complex interplay of genetic, environmental, and evolutionary factors
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Most believe the paleolithic dog was domesticated 15 to 45 thousand years ago. And, that they were directly associated with human hunting camps. As proto dogs, or ancestors of the domestic dog. A genetically divergent wolf population
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > Ancestors to modern dogs, wolves gradually adapted to human presence, and formed a mutually beneficial relationship with early human populations The timing and specific details of this process are a subjects of ongoing research and debate As humans settled out…
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Protected: Yaks were domesticated in central Asia about 7 to 10,000 years ago. They share similarities with domestication of other livestock, but include unique characteristics. They were adapted to the harsh conditions of high mountainous terrains
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Commonly known as the ‘giant jaguar’. Panthera onca augusta, is a species of jaguar that survived from about 2 million years ago, until about 11,700 years ago
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > Skeletal parts, including jaws and teeth, of the giant jaguar. Were discovered on the Platte river, of Nebraska, in 1872, by Ferdinand Vandeveer HaydenHe sent them to Joesph Leidy, at the academy of natural sciences in Philadelphia. Who named them felis augustus…
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Giant short faced bear, or arctodus simus, the 10,000 year old fear factor
< home # store # services # articles # game # app #contact > Does something standing 12 feet tall, weighing 1500lbs, and that can travel 28 miles per hour entice you? How about limb crushing, vice like teeth designed for shearing? Would you be afraid?? In quaternary north America, the late pleistocene represents a…
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Protected: Snowmastodon: On Oct 14, 2010, fossils were discovered by accident, during the construction of a reservoir to supply Snowmass ski village with water
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Protected: Neolithic Architecture, 300 million years & 25% of all known animal life forms are beetles
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