32fordboy Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Okay, traded a couple of premium-grade teeth to a friend and ended up getting my dream fossil out of it: a Titanothere skull from Nebraska. So, now what? If anybody on here is well-versed in Titanotheres, can you help figure a genus? It would have been a little one, as the skull is about 2' long and the animal was very old when it died, indicated by the extremely worn teeth show. Nick www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolleamm Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Very nice! I know the feeling when you get your dream fossil, its priceless. Enjoy it for many many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carcharodontosaurus Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 I'm not an expert on mammals, but that is the coolest mammal fossil that I have ever seen in a private collection. What formation was it found in? That might narrow it down a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!! :) Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32fordboy Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 (edited) Thanks, guys. It was found in the White River group, Chadron formation. It came from someplace in Nebraska, but I can't get any more specific than that, unfortunately...probably somewhere in the northwestern corner (ironically, we were in that area not long ago, hunting the White River). Anybody who can narrow this down to genus will have to be very-well versed in White River fauna, so any leads will be appreciated. I can supply any photos/measurements as necessary. Just for comparison, here is a larger tooth from a younger (less-worn) individual, not necessarily the same genus. This single tooth is from South Dakota. Edited November 4, 2012 by 32fordboy www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32fordboy Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 (edited) Update: It turns out the guy who owned it last is pretty sure it's Megacerops of some sort (pretty sure that Megacerops is synonymous with Brontotherium and Brontops, but don't quote me on that). Edited November 4, 2012 by 32fordboy www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Nick... Great aquisition... are you going to make a model of this one? Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32fordboy Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 I've been thinking about it for quite some time, but a project is currently on the boards for a friend (deadline looming...eeeeek!!). There's not much left to do on it, as the head is now attached, it just needs rough shaping and texturing. So the next project will either be (most likely) a Titanothere or some sort of Tyrannosaurid. www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisw422 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Great fossil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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