Smithsonian: University of Cincinnati Student Interprets Bison 'Mummy'
November 03, 2020
November 03, 2020
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 3 -- The University of Cincinnati issued the following news on Nov. 2:
Smithsonian Magazine turned to a University of Cincinnati paleoecologist and his student to help interpret the significance of a rare mummified steppe bison found in Alaska.
The dessicated carcass of the now extinct bison was preserved in the permafrost until it was discovered in 1951. It's on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
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Smithsonian Magazine turned to a University of Cincinnati paleoecologist and his student to help interpret the significance of a rare mummified steppe bison found in Alaska.
The dessicated carcass of the now extinct bison was preserved in the permafrost until it was discovered in 1951. It's on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
Rese . . .