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Collection of Osteological Preparations available
Museum osteological preparations of skulls and animal skeletons for educational and exhibition use.
All parts are professionally cleaned and bleached, removable jaws.
For these findings, EXCLUSIVELY used animals found dead in the wild or purchased in the butcher’s shop.
To receive a quote, please complete the form, indicating the item code of each article you wish to purchase. You will receive an answer with all the necessary information within 24/48 hours.
DOMESTIC RABBIT
The domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), selected in over 40 breeds, derives from the European wild rabbit that has been tamed starting from 1,100 BC. to provide food, fur and wool sources as research subjects and as pets.
Anatomical part: Complete skull
Weight: 100 g
Size: 9 x 6 x 5 cm
Item number: 401
Price: 14,00 €
DOMESTIC PIG
The term pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) comes from the Latin majalem (“castrated pig”), so called because it was often used as a sacrifice to Maia, mother of Mercury.
Anatomical part: Complete skull
Weight: 1.100 g
Size: 26 x 23 x 17 cm
Item number: 402
Price: 38,00 €
MADE TO ORDER (about 30 days of processing)
COMMON OSTRICH
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain large areas of Africa and is the largest living bird species. It is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus Struthio in the ratite order of birds. The other is the Somali ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes), which was recognized as a distinct species by BirdLife International in 2014 having been previously considered a very distinctive subspecies of ostrich.
Anatomical part: Complete skull
Weight: 150 g
Size: 18 x 10 x 10 cm
Item number: 403
Price: 25,00 €
SWORDFISH
The swordfish ( Xiphias gladius ) is a marine bony fish, the only species of the Xiphiidae family. It is present in the tropical, subtropical and temperate zones of all oceans, as well as in the Mediterranean and Black seas. Given the cosmopolitan diffusion of the species, it is considered to be at low risk of extinction. The most exploited population is that of the Mediterranean Sea which is subject to strong overfishing which is reducing the number of catches and the size of individuals.
Anatomical part: Complete skull
Weight: 2.000 g
Size: 100 x 20 x 30 cm
Item number: 404
Price: 150,00 €
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