Detail View: Image Archives: Jawbone Fossil, Horsetail Creek Excavation

File Name: 
2010-175.jpg
catalog number: 
2010-175
collection: 
Excavation, General
title: 
Jawbone Fossil, Horsetail Creek Excavation
creator: 
Unknown
creator type: 
photographer
creator: 
Stefanie A. Derkatsch
creator type: 
scanning technician or creator of digital collection
description: 
Jaw of Trigonias found in Upper Quarry at Horsetail Creek excavation site. The site, sometimes called the "Trigonias Quarry" was quite significant and led to the discovery of a variety of prehistoric rhinoceroses including 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. Duplicate fossils were used in exchange with various institutions across the country including The Field Museum and Harvard University.
date: 
1923
date type: 
date of photograph
location: 
USA, Colorado, Weld County
modified: 
Yes, shadow, highlight, brightness, and contrast adjusted using Photoshop CS5
format: 
image/jpg
file size: 
2.43 MB
source: 
2.5 X 3.5 black and white print scanned with Epson Exprssion 10000XL at 920dpi, 8bit grayscale
rights: 
use with permission Denver Museum of Nature & Science