Description: Odocoileus Virginianus (White-Tailed Deer) Antler Fossil. This fossil was found in Florida and is from the Pleistocene Epoch. This fossil is about 2 3/4" long The fossil comes in a unique display case and includes a laminated information card. All fossils sold are authentic. No replicas. White-tailed deer, (Odocoileus virginianus), also called Virginia deer, common American deer of the family Cervidae that covers a huge range from the Arctic Circle in western Canada to 18 degrees south of the Equator in Peru and Bolivia. The white-tailed deer get its name from the long white hair on the underside of the tail and rump. It belongs to the subfamily of New World deer.While this deer varies greatly in size, it changes little in its external appearance over its huge range. Its body and antlers are largest in cold temperate climates and on productive agricultural soils but are small in the tropics, in deserts, and on small islands. Large males can stand as high as 42 inches at the shoulder and can weigh up to 400 pounds. The smallest variety, the Key deer of Florida, stands 30 inches at the shoulder and weighs 50 pounds. The adult white-tailed deer has a bright reddish summer coat and a duller grayish brown winter coat; the underparts are white. The male has forward curved antlers that bear a number of unbranched tines.The white-tailed deer predates the Ice Ages and is the oldest extant deer species. It became abundant only after the last glaciation when the indigenous Ice Age fauna of the Americas became extinct and competitive and predation pressures were lifted. Its high speed in running, its legendary skills at hiding, and its ability to move silently reflect severe pressure from extinct American Ice Age predators. DE006
Price: 9.99 USD
Location: Davenport, Iowa
End Time: 2024-12-06T19:37:01.000Z
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