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3.6" Fossil Titanothere (Megacerops) Vertebra - South Dakota
This is a 3.6" wide fossil vertebra of a massive Titanothere, a Rhinoceros-looking animal that lived during the Late Eocene-Early Oligocene. It comes from the Chadron Formation in South Dakota.
Artists reconstruction of a Titanothere. By Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com)
Titanothere's are an extinct, massive, mammal that lived during the Eocene. While the very closely resembled a Rhinoceros, they were more closely related to todays horses. They first appeared 54 million years ago and when extinct at the end of the Eocene, 34 million years ago. The same genus has been described several times under different names Brontotherium, Titanotherium, Brontops, etc though Megacerops was the first and therefore technically correct one.
Artists reconstruction of a Titanothere. By Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com)
Titanothere's are an extinct, massive, mammal that lived during the Eocene. While the very closely resembled a Rhinoceros, they were more closely related to todays horses. They first appeared 54 million years ago and when extinct at the end of the Eocene, 34 million years ago. The same genus has been described several times under different names Brontotherium, Titanotherium, Brontops, etc though Megacerops was the first and therefore technically correct one.
SPECIES
Megacerops sp.
AGE
LOCATION
South Dakota
FORMATION
Chadron Formation
SIZE
3.6" wide
CATEGORY
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ITEM
#229039
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