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Image Archives
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DMNSDMS~4~4
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0098-028.jpg
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0098-028.jpg
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catalog number:
0098-028
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0098-028
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collection:
Excavation, General
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Excavation, General
collection
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title:
Trigonias Quarry
title
Trigonias Quarry
title
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creator:
Harvey C. Markman
creator
Harvey C. Markman
creator
false
creator type:
photographer
creator_type
photographer
creator type
false
creator:
Stefanie A. Derkatsch
creator
Stefanie A. Derkatsch
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false
creator type:
scanning technician and creator of digital collection
creator_type
scanning technician and creator of digital collection
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false
description:
This image documents the locations for two adjacent paleontological quarries (collectively known as the Trigonias quarry located near Horsetail Creek.) in which a rich deposit of fossils was discovered. The "lower quarry" at the far right of the image is an excavation site where several Titanotherium (prehistoric pig) fossils were uncovered. The "upper quarry" is slightly higher on the horizon on the left side of the image 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 skeletal materials were used in exchange with various institutions across the country including The Field Museum and Harvard University. Scanning and access made possible by a grant from NEH.
description
This image documents the locations for two adjacent paleontological quarries (collectively known as the Trigonias quarry located near Horsetail Creek.) in which a rich deposit of fossils was discovered. The "lower quarry" at the far right of the image is an excavation site where several Titanotherium (prehistoric pig) fossils were uncovered. The "upper quarry" is slightly higher on the horizon on the left side of the image 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 skeletal materials were used in exchange with various institutions across the country including The Field Museum and Harvard University. Scanning and access made possible by a grant from NEH.
description
false
subject terms:
fieldwork, people, Colorado, Weld County, Horsetail Creek; fossils; Trigonias; bones; skeletons
subject_terms
fieldwork, people, Colorado, Weld County, Horsetail Creek; fossils; Trigonias; bones; skeletons
subject terms
false
date:
1920
date
1920
date
false
date type:
date of photograph
date_type
date of photograph
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false
location:
USA, Colorado, Weld County
location
USA, Colorado, Weld County
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false
modified:
yes, brightness and contrast adjusted using Photoshop CS5
modified
yes, brightness and contrast adjusted using Photoshop CS5
modified
false
format:
image/jpg
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image/jpg
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false
file size:
2.47 MB
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2.47 MB
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false
source:
8 X 10 black and white print scanned with Epson Expression 10000XL at 300 dpi, 8bit grayscale with unsharp mask level high
source
8 X 10 black and white print scanned with Epson Expression 10000XL at 300 dpi, 8bit grayscale with unsharp mask level high
source
false
rights:
use with permission Denver Museum of Nature & Science
rights
use with permission Denver Museum of Nature & Science
rights
false