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8.3" Titanothere (Megacerops) Jaw Section - South Dakota
This is an 8.3" long jaw (mandible) section of the massive titanothere, Megacerops. Megacerapos was a Rhinoceros-looking animal that lived during the Late Eocene. It was collected from the Eocene-aged Chadron Formation of South Dakota. There are two large molars present in the jaw.
Restoration is pretty minimal on this jaw. Some stabilization of the cracked bone and teeth.
Comes with a display stand.
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.
Restoration is pretty minimal on this jaw. Some stabilization of the cracked bone and teeth.
Comes with a display stand.
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.
LOCATION
Pennington County, South Dakota
FORMATION
Chadron Formation
SIZE
8.3" long, 6.3" tall
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#241473
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