Molar of RHINOCEROS ANTIQUITATIS – Poland
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RHINOCEROS ANTIQUITATIS, commonly known as the woolly rhinoceros, once roamed the cold plains of Europe and Siberia during the Pleistocene era. This now-extinct giant herbivore lived alongside mammoths and Neanderthals until it disappeared around 10,000 years ago.
This fossilized upper molar was unearthed in a peat bog near Bełchatów, in central Poland—an area renowned for its Quaternary deposits. The low-oxygen environment of peatlands offers ideal preservation conditions for prehistoric remains.
Displayed in a brass-mounted reliquary, this curiosity specimen bridges natural history and decorative art—a genuine natural relic with traces of Ice Age life.
This fossilized upper molar was unearthed in a peat bog near Bełchatów, in central Poland—an area renowned for its Quaternary deposits. The low-oxygen environment of peatlands offers ideal preservation conditions for prehistoric remains.
Displayed in a brass-mounted reliquary, this curiosity specimen bridges natural history and decorative art—a genuine natural relic with traces of Ice Age life.
