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Aurochs

The aurochs (Bos primigenius; /ˈɔːrɒks/ or /ˈaʊrɒks/; pl.: aurochs or aurochsen; also ure or urus) is an extinct species of bovine, considered to be the wild ancestor of modern domestic cattle (Bos taurus). With a shoulder height of up to 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) in bulls and 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) in cows, it was one of the largest herbivores in the Holocene; it…

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Taxonomy and evolution

Scientific nameCarl LinnaeusFeralLudwig Heinrich BojanusHugh Falconer
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Distribution and habitat

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Relationship with humans

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Breeding of aurochs-like cattle

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related to In Europe · 53
Aurochs → Antipater, At, Bello Gallico, Biache-Saint-Vaast, BP, Calabrian Romito Cave, Chauvet, Colosseum, Denmark, Emajõgi, England, Estonia, Europe, Evidence, France, Genovese, Germany, Gravettian, Greek, Greeks
related to Domestication · 51
Aurochs → Alps, Analyses, Anatolia, Balkans, BC, Bohemian, Bos, BP, Britain, British, Cattle, Chalcolithic, China, Comparative, Danube River, Dja'de, DNA, Domestic, East Asia, East Asian
related to Distribution and habitat · 38
Aurochs → Ancient DNA, Beijing, BP, Caspian, Caucasus, China, Datong, Dingcun, Europe, Finland, Fossil, Fossils, Gansu, Guizhou, Gulf, Hebei, Heihe River, Heilongjiang, Huan County, Inner Mongolia
related to In Asia · 29
Aurochs → Acheulean, An, Azerbaijan, BP, Deccan Plateau, Gobustan Rock Art, Hallan, Harappa, Hunasagi, India's, Indus Valley, Israel, Lebanon, Marine Isotope Stage, Maykop, Middle Paleolithic, Mohenjo-daro, Mureybet, Natufian, Neolithic
related to Behaviour and ecology · 28
Aurochs → According, Atlantic, Boreal, Britain, Calves, Canis, Crocuta, Danish Preboreal, Dental, European, Holocene, Holocene Danish, Homotherium, If, In, In Middle Pleistocene Europe, Jaktorów, Late Pleistocene Italy, Mating, Mesowear
related to Breeding of aurochs-like cattle · 19
Aurochs → Chianina, European, Heck, Heinz Heck, Hellabrunn Zoo, Herds, However, In, Large, Netherlands, Oostvaardersplassen, Other, Sayaguesa Cattle, Spanish Fighting Bulls, Starting, Tauros Programme, Taurus, The, Uruz Project
related to Taxonomy and evolution · 17
Aurochs → Algeria, Bos, Carl Linnaeus, Constantine, Hugh Falconer, In, International Commission, Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus, Nerbudda, Official List, Oued Seguen, Philippe Thomas, Poland, Specific Names, The, Zoological Nomenclature, Zoology
related to Genetics · 15
Aurochs → DNA, East Asia, Europe, European, European Holocene, Further, Holocene, Iberian Peninsula, Indian, Last Glacial Maximum, Late Pleistocene, Late Pleistocene European, Middle East, Middle Eastern, Towards
related to Evolution · 13
Aurochs → African, Asian, Bison, Bos, Bovidae, Bovini, Calibrations, Early Pleistocene, India, Pliocene, Sivalik Hills, The, The Bos
related to Extinction · 13
Aurochs → African, BP, Buto, Faiyum, Holocene, Holocene Indian, Indian, Mehrgarh, Nile Delta, Pakistan, Roman, The, The Indian

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cattle years pleistocene found 000 europe holocene bos ago bp middle horns domestic early also fossils indian dating late east

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Naram-Sin of Akkadinstance ofboth used in the context of hunts by rulers0.80text
Tiglath-Pileser Iinstance ofboth used in the context of hunts by rulers0.80text
Shalmaneser IIIinstance ofboth used in the context of hunts by rulers0.80text
the Colosseuminstance ofAurochs were occasionally captured and exhibited in venatio shows in Roman amphitheatres0.80text
Sayaguesa Cattleinstance ofHeck cattle were crossed with southern European cattle breeds0.80text
Chianinainstance ofHeck cattle were crossed with southern European cattle breeds0.80text
to a lesser extent Spanish Fighting Bulls in the hope of creating a more aurochs-like animalinstance ofHeck cattle were crossed with southern European cattle breeds0.80text
Aurochsrelated to Behaviour and ecologyIf0.60section
Aurochsrelated to Behaviour and ecologySince0.60section
Aurochsrelated to Behaviour and ecologyMesowear0.60section
Aurochsrelated to Behaviour and ecologyHolocene Danish0.60section
Aurochsrelated to Behaviour and ecologyDanish Preboreal0.60section

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