Description:

North America, Eocene to early Oligocene, ca. 56 to 34 million years ago. Fossilized teeth from the Brontotheriidae family sometimes known as titanotheres due to their large size (this exact species of this specimen is unknown). Due to their superficial resemblance to rhinoceroses, they are also called “False rhinos” - however these mammals are only distantly related to modern rhinoceroses, as well as tapirs, and horses. Their dentition was adapted for browsing on tree vegetation, and as these molars can attest to, this was a massive animal with a stout body, short legs, and a distinctive pair of bony bumps on its forehead, which were not true horns like those of rhinoceroses but rather bony growths that extended from the skull. During the close of the Eocene and into the Oligocene their forest environment transformed into scrublands and eventually open grasslands, which led to their decline and eventual extinction. Size: 8.5" L x 5.5" W x 4" H (21.6 cm x 14 cm x 10.2 cm)

Provenance: private Constance McCormick Fearing estate, Montecito, California, USA, acquired before 2004

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#181051

  • Condition: Repaired with tip of a tooth reattached with visible break line. Losses to enamel surfaces on the large end tooth and this tooth is reattached to the stone matrix. Active flaking to stone matrix when handled.

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