American Bison, Bison
date: label: Collection Date
content: 1977
name: label: Discipline
content: Paleobiology
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Notes
content: These molars came from the lower mandible of an American Bison. One molar exhibits an enamel pattern of curved and elongated cusps from back to front in a crescent moon shape. This pattern, called a selenodont, increases surface cutting area to grind grass and other vegetation. Each molar is around 2cm thick and measures roughly 6-7.5cm x 3.25-5cm.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 2
label: Record Last Modified
content: 14 Jan 2020
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
publisher: label: Scientific Name
content: Bison bison
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO50407
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Tetrapoda, Mammalia, Eutheria, Artiodactyla, Bovidae, Bovinae