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Mammals, Fossil -- Pictorial works

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

[Arsinoitherium attacked by pterodons] [art original] / Charles R. Knight

 Item
Identifier: Art Survey no. 763
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1907

[Coryphodons] [art original] / Chas R. Knight

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Identifier: Art Survey no. 789
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: [1898]

[Dinocyon] [art original] / Chas. R. Knight

 Item — Folder Knight, RF-94-B: [Barcode: 100219813]
Identifier: Art Survey no. 776
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1902

[Eobasileus] [art original] / Chas. R. Knight

 Item
Identifier: Art Survey no. 760
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1896

[Hyracodon] [art original] / Chas. R. Knight

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Identifier: Art Survey no. 780
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: [1896]

[Patriofelis and crocodile] [art original] / Chas. R. Knight.

 Item
Identifier: RF-83-C
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1906

Pliohippus [art original] / John C. Germann

 Item
Identifier: Art Survey no. 534
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1943

[The Warren mastodon]

 Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 729
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...
Dates: 1846