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2026.09.14 15:31 GMT+8

Woolly rhino, bison fossils offer glimpse of Hulunbuir's Ice Age past

Updated 2026.09.14 17:29 GMT+8
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The two woolly rhinoceros fossils and two steppe bison fossils on display at the Hulunbuir Historical Museum in Inner Mongolia offer a glimpse into Hulunbuir's Ice Age past.

Two woolly rhinoceros fossils and two steppe bison fossils are seen on display at the Hulunbuir Historical Museum in Inner Mongolia. /CGTN

A woolly rhinoceros fossil is seen on display at the Hulunbuir Historical Museum in Inner Mongolia. /CGTN

A woolly rhinoceros fossil is seen on display at the Hulunbuir Historical Museum in Inner Mongolia. /CGTN

A steppe bison fossil is seen on display at the Hulunbuir Historical Museum in Inner Mongolia. /CGTN

The fossilized skull of a steppe bison is seen on display at the Hulunbuir Historical Museum in Inner Mongolia. /CGTN

Both extinct animals were important members of the mammoth–woolly rhinoceros fauna that inhabited the Hulunbuir area roughly 200,000 to 10,000 years ago.

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