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15.7" Fossil Titanothere (Megacerops) Jaw - South Dakota
This is a 15.7" long mandible section of the massive titanothere, Megacerops, a Rhinoceros-looking animal that lived during the Late Eocene. It was collected from the Eocene-aged Chadron Formation of South Dakota. It comes from the left side of the lower jaw and still contains three nicely preserved teeth.
There is some restoration to the roots of the anterior-most tooth and the proximal-most tooth, along with spots of crack repair and glue stabilized fractures. The jaw bone has repaired cracks as well, with most of the repair at the posterior end of the jaw.
Comes with an acrylic-metal display stand.
Artist's reconstruction of a Titanothere. By Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com)
Titanotheres were a massive mammal that lived during the Eocene. While they closely resembled modern rhinoceroses, they were actually more closely related to modern horses. They first appeared in the Early Eocene, about 54 million years ago, and went extinct at the end of the Eocene, 34 million years ago. Titanotheres have been described under various genera (Brontotherium, Titanotherium, BrontopsMegacerops was the first and therefore technically correct one.
There is some restoration to the roots of the anterior-most tooth and the proximal-most tooth, along with spots of crack repair and glue stabilized fractures. The jaw bone has repaired cracks as well, with most of the repair at the posterior end of the jaw.
Comes with an acrylic-metal display stand.
Artist's reconstruction of a Titanothere. By Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com)
Titanotheres were a massive mammal that lived during the Eocene. While they closely resembled modern rhinoceroses, they were actually more closely related to modern horses. They first appeared in the Early Eocene, about 54 million years ago, and went extinct at the end of the Eocene, 34 million years ago. Titanotheres have been described under various genera (Brontotherium, Titanotherium, BrontopsMegacerops was the first and therefore technically correct one.
SPECIES
Megacerops sp.
LOCATION
Pennington County, South Dakota
FORMATION
Chadron Formation
SIZE
15.7" long, 7.8 tall
CATEGORY
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ITEM
#249236
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