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Ancestors of today’s cattle roamed grasslands of Europe four million years ago

Palaeoartistic reconstruction of the environment in the surroundings of Camp dels Ninots maar lake during the early Pliocene. (Mauricio Antón via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

Ancestors of today's cattle were roaming the grasslands of Europe over four million years ago, reveals new research.

Ancestors of today’s cattle roamed grasslands of Europe four million years ago

Articulated skeletons of Parabos tigneresi from Camp dels Ninots. (Sorbelli et al via SWNS)

Ancestors of today’s cattle roamed grasslands of Europe four million years ago

Skulls of Parabos tigneresi. (Sorbelli et al via SWNS)

Ancestors of today’s cattle roamed grasslands of Europe four million years ago

Osteology and in-life reconstruction of Parabos tigneresi based on the specimens from Camp dels Ninots. Cranium (AC), dentition (DI), skeleton (J) and life restoration of an adult male with colors based on the extant bongo (Tragelaphus euryceros) (K), with the position of the most important anatomical elements mentioned in the text. Drawings not to scale. (Sorbelli et al via SWNS)

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