Fossil Brontotherium (Titanothere) Molar - South Dakota

This
Artists reconstruction of a Titanothere.  By Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com)
Artists reconstruction of a Titanothere. By Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com)
is a molar of Brontotherium, a Titanothere, collected from the Eocene aged Chadron Formation of South Dakota. The molar is still embedded in the rock in which it was found making for a very nice display. There are a couple of repairs but no restoration.

Titanothere's are an extinct, massive, mammal that lived during the Eocene. While the very closely resembled a Rhinocerose, 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.
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SPECIES
Brontotherium (Titanothere)
AGE
LOCATION
South Dakota
FORMATION
Chadron Formation
SIZE
2.2" across, rock 6.3" long
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ITEM
#31451
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