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Skeleton of the Megatherium and Mastodon giganteus

Skeleton of the Megatherium, an extinct giant ground sloth, and Mastodon giganteus, or the American mastodon, Mammut americanum. Lithograph by an unknown artist from Dr. F.A. Schmidt's "Petrefactenbuch," published in Stuttgart, Germany, 1855 by Verlag von Krais & Hoffmann. Dr. Schmidt's "Book of Petrification" introduced fossils and palaeontology to both the specialist and general reader.

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Title: Skeleton of the Megatherium and Mastodon giganteus

Caption: Skeleton of the Megatherium, an extinct giant ground sloth, and Mastodon giganteus, or the American mastodon, Mammut americanum. Lithograph by an unknown artist from Dr. F.A. Schmidt's "Petrefactenbuch," published in Stuttgart, Germany, 1855 by Verlag von Krais & Hoffmann. Dr. Schmidt's "Book of Petrification" introduced fossils and palaeontology to both the specialist and general reader.

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Image size: 4272 × 5136 px | 62.8 MB

Print size: 36.2 × 43.5 cm | 1681.9 × 2022.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 1855 • AMERICAN • AMERICANS • AMERICANUM • ARTFORM: LITHOGRAPH • BOOK • BOOKS • BRADYPOD • DEATH (PERSONIFICATION) • DINOSAUR • DINOSAURS • DR. • EXTINCT • F. A • F. A. • FOSSIL • GERMANY • GIANT (MALE) • GIANT • GIGANTEUS • GROUND • HOFFMANN • IDLENESS • INDOLENCE • KRAIS • LAZINESS • LIBRO • LIBROS • LITHOGRAPH • LITHOGRAPHER • LITHOGRAPHY • MAMMUT • MASTODON • MEGATHERIUM • PALAEONTOLOGY • PALEONTOLOGY • PETREFACTENBUCH • PETREFAKTEN • PETRIFICATION • PUBLISHED • SCHMIDT • SKELETON • SLOTH • STUTTGART