Mammals, Fossil -- Pictorial works

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Three individuals in a plain-like environment. Signed and dated at lower left. Title from label mounted on original backing board. In box, 53 x 63 x 8 cm.

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Painting by John C. Germann depicting six quadrupeds in a rocky landscape, two drinking from a pond, two lying down, two standing in foreground. Signed and dated at lower left.

Scope and Contents Standing skeleton of mastodon in natural environment with another mastodon in the background. On label (originally mounted on verso of painting): This picture was acquired as part of the Warren Collection. While there was no information with it, comparison with the central figure of the Frontipiece in the original (1852) edition of Warren's The Mastodon giganteus of North America proves it to be the probable original of that figure. It is marked B.F. Nutting, pinx. 1846. Painting mounted on...

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Two rhinoceros-like mammals with six horns and large canines, one grazing in background, the other standing in profile view in center. The Eobasileus is closely related to Uintatherium.

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Four-horned rhinoceros-like animal defending itself against by two small prehistoric hyenas in foreground, another attack occuring in background.

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Three-quarter view of head and neck of a Miocene dog. Signed and dated "Feb. 1902" at lower left.

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Herd of running horse-like prehistoric mammals, which were actually more closely related to rhinoceroses.

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Depicts two quadrupeds facing each other in front of a lake; one has its mouth wide open and the other is looking into it.

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Painting of weasel-like prehistoric mammal baring its teeth at a crocodile swimming in a stream. Signed and dated at lower left: Chas. R. Knight, 1906.