{"product_id":"teleoceras-tooth-nebraska-001-copy-1","title":"Teleoceras Tooth-Oklahoma 003","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaxa:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eTeleoceras sp.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeology:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Ogallala formation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Pliocene\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocality:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Texas County, Oklahoma\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e 1.5\"x1.2\"x1\" or 4x3.3x2.6 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e No repairs or restorations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTeleoceras\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTeleoceras\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an extinct genus of large, heavy-bodied rhinoceros that inhabited North America during the Miocene and early Pliocene epochs, thriving from about 17 to 4 million years ago. Unlike modern rhinos, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"209\"\u003eTeleoceras\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e had a barrel-shaped body, remarkably short and stubby legs, and a single small nasal horn, giving it an anatomical build that strongly resembled a modern hippopotamus. This physical adaptation suggests it was semi-aquatic, spending much of its time wallowing in rivers, lakes, and slow-moving streams while feeding on abundant aquatic and riparian vegetation across the ancient American landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eOgallala Formation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-50\"\u003eThe Ogallala Formation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-50 citation-end-50\"\u003e is a vast, continental geologic deposit stretching across the central High Plains of the United States, from South Dakota down to Texas.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-49 citation-end-49\"\u003eLaid down primarily during the Miocene and early Pliocene epochs, it consists of gravel, sand, silt, and clay eroded from the rising Rocky Mountains and spread eastward by a network of braided streams and rivers.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-48 citation-end-48\"\u003eInterbedded with occasional volcanic ash falls and hardened caliche layers, this thick blanket of sediment forms the primary geological host for the Ogallala Aquifer, one of the world's largest underground freshwater reservoirs that sustains the vital agricultural economy of the American Great Plains.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Minute Man Fossils","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48528652599433,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/1022\/1193\/files\/20261002-151309.jpg?v=1791298046","url":"https:\/\/www.minutemantradingpost.com\/products\/teleoceras-tooth-nebraska-001-copy-1","provider":"Minute Man Fossils","version":"1.0","type":"link"}