The American Museum journal (c1900-(1918)) (17539114013)

Titanotherium
Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo03amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library



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i6 THE COLLECTION OF FOSSIL VERTEBRATES became extinct. The Titanotheres occupy the first of the three main alcoves into which the south side of the hall is divided. The second alcove is devoted to the Rhinoceroses, which
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RESTORATION OF TITANOTHERIUM, AN EXTINCT HOOFED MAMMAL OF WESTERN AMERICA The picture shows a bull, a cow and a calf From the original water-color, based on mounted skeleton and skulls in American Museum of Natural History were very common beasts in North America as well as in the Old s th World during the Tertiary period. They also began in Alcove 2. the Eocene as small hornless animals (Hyrachyiis, Case Rhinoce- 7)^ but diverged in the Oligocene into cursorial, aquatic roses. ^^^Y ixxie (terrestrial) Rhinoceroses of which the two former soon became extinct. True Rhinoceroses also became ex- tinct in America by the Pliocene epoch, while in the Old World several of them have survived to the present day. Third Alcove. Horses.' This fine exhibit is due chieflv to ' For more detailed information regarding thr evuluticm of the Horse, see ide Leaflet No. 7, "The Evolution of the Horse." Published January, 11)03.