Detail View: Image Archives: Quarry and camp at Horsetail Creek
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File Name:
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90-519.jpg
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catalog number:
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90-519
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collection:
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Excavation, General
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title:
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Quarry and camp at Horsetail Creek
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creator:
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Harvey C. Markman
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creator type:
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photographer
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creator:
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Stefanie A. Derkatsch
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creator type:
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scanning technician and creator of digital collection
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description:
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Two Denver Museum of Natural History (now known as Denver Museum of Nature & Science) staff at Trigonias fossil dig with tents and quarry visible. The excavation site was quite significant and yielded at least three complete Trigonias skeletons as well as at least thirty-seven skulls, fifty-nine pairs of mandibles, eight pelvic girdles, eight trays of vertebrae, several complete sets of ribs, and numerous limb bones. The site yielded remains of a variety of prehistoric rhinoceroses. Duplicate fossils were used in exchange with various institutions across the country including The Field Museum and Harvard University. Location: near Horsetail Creek.
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date:
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1920
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date type:
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date of photograph
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location:
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USA, Colorado, Weld County
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modified:
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yes, shadow and highlights adugsted using Photoshop CS5
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format:
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image/jpg
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file size:
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2.63 MB
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source:
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8 X 10 black and white print scanned with Epson Expression 10000XL at 300 dpi, 8bit grayscale
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rights:
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use with permission Denver Museum of Nature & Science
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