7.6" Fossil Titanothere (Megacerops) Partial Maxilla - South Dakota

Fossil Titanothere (Megacerops) Partial Maxilla - South Dakota #300033

This is a 7.6" wide upper jaw section of the massive titanothere, Megacerops. Megacerops 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 three teeth still preserved in the jaw (two nearly complete, one partial).

Comes with an acrylic display stand. Multiple repaired cracks can be found through this jaw, with some gap fill restoration within one of the repairs.

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.