Fossil Mammal (Teeth)

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Fossil Mammal (Teeth)

Entry/Object ID

96.01.062

Description

Fossilized placental mammal teeth. Can be distinguished from basal mammal teeth by complexity. Distinguished from marsupials by an opposite anterio-posterior orientation of cusps (trigonid in front, talonid in back for placentals). Original catalog entry gives no further elaboration.

Acquisition

Accession

96.01

Source or Donor

Crater Rock Museum

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

"zzz" listed after the accession number. This is the last of the lettered series that began with 96.01.039.