Pliocene Rhinoceros, Mastodonts, Oreodonts

Description: Pliocene Rhinoceros, Mastodonts, Oreodonts Cenozoic. Four-tusked mastodon Trilophodon (in the center), and the rhinoceros Teleoceras (on the left), which lived on the Great Plains of North America at the close of the Miocene period (about fifteen million years ago). on the banks of a broad and shallow river near the close of the Miocene period, fifteen million years ago. The small animals at the right are oreodonts or contemporary pig-like animals. From a mural painting by Mr, Charles H. Knight. Pre-installation, Hall 38 windows visible in background
Attribution: (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
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Department(s)
  • Library
  • Photo Archives
  • Geology
Date: Circa 1929
Physical Size and Format: 11x14 in. b/w negative
Citation: (c) Field Museum of Natural History. CC BY-NC 4.0. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/6f3fa75f-5106-462b-91dd-708bc5b97cfb (accessed on 10 Jul 2024)
Media File URL: http://fm-digital-assets.fieldmuseum.org/526/639/CSGEO72377.jpg
Associated Catalog Number(s)
  • GE 574
Associated Specimen(s)
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CSGEO72377.jpg
Pliocene Rhinoceros, Mastodonts, Oreodonts Cenozoic. Four-tusked mastodon Trilophodon (in the center), and the rhinoceros Teleoceras (on the left), which lived on the Great Plains of North America at the close of the Miocene period (about fifteen million years ago). on the banks of a broad and shallow river near the close of the Miocene period, fifteen million years ago. The small animals at the right are oreodonts or contemporary pig-like animals. From a mural painting by Mr, Charles H. Knight. Pre-installation, Hall 38 windows visible in background
IRN: 526639
GUID: 6f3fa75f-5106-462b-91dd-708bc5b97cfb