Oligocene Titanotheres

Description: Oligocene Titanotheres. A team of flesh-eating Hyaenodon hope to bring down a younger member of this herd of dust-raising Brontotherium. But they had not expected the sudden charge of a protective bull. Also shown is the tortoise (turtle) Stylemys. Cenozoic era. Charles R. Knight painting or mural, originally installed in 1931. The painting is shown on the floor of Hall 38 Fossil Vertebrates before it was moved to the Life Over Time exhibit.
Attribution: (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
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Department(s)
  • Library
  • Photo Archives
  • Geology
Creator(s)
  • Photographer: John Weinstein : Field Museum of Natural History - Photography Division
Date: Circa 1992
Physical Size and Format: 4x5 in. color transparency
Citation: Courtesy of: J. Weinstein. (c) Field Museum of Natural History. CC BY-NC 4.0. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/3770e700-5b44-41d0-8a00-51fc8c1c4ba3 (accessed on 10 Jul 2024)
Media File URL: http://fm-digital-assets.fieldmuseum.org/527/095/CK12T.jpg
Associated Catalog Number(s)
  • GE 573
Associated Specimen(s)
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CK12T.jpg
Oligocene Titanotheres. A team of flesh-eating Hyaenodon hope to bring down a younger member of this herd of dust-raising Brontotherium. But they had not expected the sudden charge of a protective bull. Also shown is the tortoise (turtle) Stylemys. Cenozoic era. Charles R. Knight painting or mural, originally installed in 1931. The painting is shown on the floor of Hall 38 Fossil Vertebrates before it was moved to the Life Over Time exhibit.
IRN: 527095
GUID: 3770e700-5b44-41d0-8a00-51fc8c1c4ba3