Detail View: Image Archives: Pleiosaur fin
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File Name:
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CI-EPV.1588-a.jpg
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catalog number:
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EPV.1588
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collection:
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Paleontology
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title:
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Pleiosaur fin
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creator:
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Richard M. Wicker
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creator:
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Christine Powers
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creator type:
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creator of digital collection
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description:
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Thalassomedon haningtoni fin (Plesiosaur).This is the original specimen of the cast plesiosaurs on display in the DMNS north atrium. This specimen was discovered by WPA workers in 1939 near the town of Prittchett in Baca County, Colorado. Plesiosaurs were fish-eating marine reptiles who inhabited the seas of the Cretaceous period (approximately 140-65 million years ago).
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date:
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8/5/2013
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date type:
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date of photograph
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location:
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USA, Colorado, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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modified:
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no
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format:
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image/jpg
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file size:
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2.96 MB
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source:
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Nikon D800
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rights:
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use with permission Denver Museum of Nature & Science
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