CATTLE
Bos taurus
   
PAGE INDEX
1. Lateral view
2. Anterior & ventral views
3. Details
All cattle currently under domestication in Britain are descendants of the extinct Aurochs Bos primigenius.

Dental Formula : 0 0 3 3 / 3 1 3 3

1.Cattle skull, lateral view.

Piedmontese breed

2. Cattle skull,anterior view (L), ventral view (R).

Not to scale

Details of Specimens Illustrated
Image 1, 2 & 3
Cattle Bos taurus
Sex - female
Stage - heifer (17 months old)
Collection ref. - 98.006
Measurements
Condylobasal length440mm Zygomatic width126mm
Jaw length345mm

Latin Name : Bos "an ox", taurus "a bull"


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