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6.6" Fossil Titanothere (Megacerops) Limb Bone End - South Dakota
This is a 6.6" long, fossil limb bone end 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 modern day horses. They first appeared 54 million years ago and went 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 modern day horses. They first appeared 54 million years ago and went 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
6.6" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#229049
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