Detail View: Image Archives: Fossil turtle skull
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File Name:
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CI-EPV.44605.jpg
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catalog number:
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EPV.44605
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collection:
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Paleontology
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title:
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Fossil turtle skull
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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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Fossil skull of a turtle (Trionyx sp.) that survived the KT extinction and still lives today. This specimen lived 50 million years ago during the Eocene Epoch and was found in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
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date:
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7/30/2013
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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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3.37 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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