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Ice Age Mammals: The Uintatherium |
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Ice Age Mammals: The Uintatherium
By Joyce Fursteanu |
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1 In 1872, fossil remains of the Uintatherium (pronounced you-IN-tah-THEER-ee-um) were found near Fort Bridger, Wyoming. Two different parties were searching for fossils in the area during that summer. Each found different fossils of a large, extinct mammal believed to have lived during the early to middle portions of the Eocene period (45-40 million years ago). Because each wanted to take credit for the find, these remains were part of a bitter "bone war" between the two parties for several years. The scientists could not even agree on what kind of animal it was. The bones were ultimately determined to be those of a Uintatherium. |
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