Detail View: Image Archives: Trigonias Quarry and Surrounding Terrain
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File Name:
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2010-183_B.jpg
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catalog number:
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2010-183
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collection:
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Excavation, General
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title:
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Trigonias Quarry and Surrounding Terrain
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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 or creator of digital collection
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description:
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Typed label glued to the back of original print mount. The text indicates the location of the Trigonias Quarry (pictured on opposite side), identifying both the upper and lower quarries associated with the paleontological dig. The text also refers to the discovery of the site, which would prove to be an extraordinarily rich deposit of prehistoric bones, yielding 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 bones discovered were a variety of prehistoric rhinoceroses and pigs. Duplicate fossils were used in exchange with various institutions across the country including The Field Museum and Harvard University. Location of quarry: near Horsetail Creek.
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date:
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1920-1922
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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, brightnes and contrast adjusted using Photoshop CS5
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format:
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image/jpg
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file size:
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3.21 MB
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source:
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6.53 X 8.61 text mounted on back of print, scanned with Epson Exprssion 10000XL at 350dpi, 24bit color
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rights:
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use with permission Denver Museum of Nature & Science
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