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Large, 4.3" Fossil Brontotherium (Titanothere) Molar - South Dakota
This
Artists reconstruction of a Titanothere. By Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com)
is a very large and well preserved molar of Brontotherium, a type of Titanothere. It was collected from the Eocene aged Chadron Formation of South Dakota.
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.
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 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.
SPECIES
Brontotherium (Titanothere)
AGE
LOCATION
South Dakota
FORMATION
Chadron Formation
SIZE
3.5" long, 4.3" tall including roots
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#50800
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