Specimen Name: Megacerops coloradensis
Common Name: Megacerops; titanothere
Specimen Code: 05MAMM00045-46
Acquisition Method: Purchased (no date)
Locale: Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
Formation: White River Formation
Geologic Time Period: Oligocene Epoch
Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Chordata – Tetrapoda – Amniota – Synapsida – Mammalia – Perissodactyla – Brontotheriidae – Megacerops – Coloradensis
Description of Each Specimen:
- Specimen 45: A narrow piece of rib bone with a number of pale blue surface cracks running perpendicular to the normal striations of the bones
- Specimen 46: A wide, tan piece of rib with some of the interior structure of the bone exposed
Measurements of Each Specimen:
- Specimen 45: 48mm x 23mm x 11mm
- Specimen 46: 35mm x 37mm x 12mm
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