File Name:
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2009-2.jpg
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catalog number:
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2009-2
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collection:
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Excavation, General
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title:
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Markman and Reinheimer Outside Camp Tent
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creator:
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Unknown
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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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Harvey Markman, Geology Department Curator, and Museum Preparateur, Philip Reinheimer at Trigonias quarry located near Horsetail Creek. 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.
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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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2.29 MB
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source:
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3.25 X 2.5 black and white contact print scanned with Epson Expression 10000XL at 850dpi, 8bit grayscale with unsharp mask level high
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rights:
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use with permission Denver Museum of Nature & Science
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