15.3" Fossil Titanothere (Megacerops) Jaw - South Dakota

Fossil Titanothere (Megacerops) Jaw - South Dakota #300004

This is a 15.3" long partial mandible 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 right side of the lower jaw and still contains two teeth (one partial, one complete).

There are several repaired cracks through the jaw, along with some chunks of bone missing within those cracks. The anterior-most molar is missing a significant amount

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.

$695

SPECIES

Megacerops sp.

AGE

Oligocene (30-35 Million Years)