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The aurochs (Bos primigenius) (/ ˈ ɔː r ɒ k s / or / ˈ aʊ r ɒ k s /, plural aurochs or aurochsen) is an extinct species of bovine, considered to be the wild ancestor of modern domestic cattle.
The species officially went extinct in 1627, when the last cow died in Poland. Standing six feet tall and weighing more than 3,000 pounds, with horns more than 4.5 feet from tip to tip, these...
An analysis of 38 ancient genomes from the aurochs, the extinct ancestor of modern cattle, provides insight into the population ancestry and domestication of this species.
Aurochs, (Bos primigenius), extinct wild ox of Europe, family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla), from which cattle are probably descended. The aurochs survived in central Poland until 1627. The aurochs was black, stood 1.8 metres (6 feet) high at the shoulder, and had spreading, forward-curving horns.
For thousands of years, European forests and grasslands were inhabited by majestic animals – aurochs, large wild cattle with dark coat and large horns. Due to overhunting, they are now extinct. The last aurochs died in Poland in 1627.
Summary: Scientists have decoded 50,000 years of aurochs history by analyzing 38 ancient genomes from across Eurasia. The research reveals how these massive wild cattle, which went extinct 400 years ago, were shaped by climate change and ultimately domesticated to become the ancestors of modern cattle.
The problem is that the aurochs, Bos primigenius, has been extinct since 1627. Goderie isn’t concerned. To revive the aurochs, he’s collaborating with geneticists at Wageningen University and ecologists at a non-governmental organization called Rewilding Europe.
Now extinct, the aurochs (Bos primigenius) was a keystone species in prehistoric Eurasian and North African ecosystems, and the progenitor of cattle (Bos taurus), domesticates that have provided people with food and labour for millennia 1.
Dr Conor Rossi, Trinity, first author of the article that has just been published in leading international journal Nature Communications, said: "The aurochs went extinct approximately 400 years ...
The aurochs were first reported in Europe during the Middle Pleistocene at Venosa-Notarchirico, Italy, and finally became extinct in Poland in 1627 AD 38. Aurochs finds are less numerous during...