Uintatherium Disarticulated Skeleton Replica
$24,000.00
They were plantigrade (walking on the sole of the foot) or semi-digitigrade, with heavy, sturdy bones. Each foot had five distinct toes. The feet were equipped with small, hoof-like structures, often described as claws. The broad, spreading nature of the feet indicates they were specialized for traversing marshy, soft environments.
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Description
Uintatherium disarticulated skeleton replica measures 114″L. Uintatherium disarticulated skeleton replica is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from Gunma Natural History Museum specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). Made in USA. Disarticulated cast is individual dinosaur bones, skull & mandible.
Please be advised that this product is made to order and will require additional lead time. For further information about the availability and turnaround time, please contact our customer service team at 1-509-951-3557.
Due to this specimen’s size, additional shipping charges apply. Please contact our sales team for a custom shipping quote.
Uintatherium was a large, rhino-sized Eocene herbivore (approx. 4m long, 2-ton weight) with a distinctive, low-slung, graviportal, and robust skeleton designed to support immense weight. Key features include a massive, flat skull with 6 ossicones, saber-like upper canines, and a very small brain case.
Uintatherium disarticulated skeleton replica Features:
- Skull: The skull is long (approx. 76 cm), flat, and concave. It features three pairs of bony protrusions (ossicones) on the nasal, maxillary, and parietal bones, likely used for defense or sexual display. The skull is heavily reinforced with sinuses to reduce weight, similar to an elephant.
- Teeth: Large, sabre-like upper canines protected by large, downward-projecting, shovel-shaped flanges on the lower jaw (mandible).
- Limbs: Robust and column-like (graviportal) for supporting heavy weight.
- Body: Barrel-shaped ribcage and a relatively short tail.
- Brain: Extremely small compared to its body size.
Physical Dimensions & Habits:
- Size: Approximately 4 meters (13 ft) long and 1.5 to 1.7 meters tall at the shoulder.
- Weight: Estimated up to 2 tonnes.
- Diet & Habitat: Browser that likely inhabited subtropical forests and marshy areas during the Eocene epoch (55.8–33.9 million years ago).
Notable Discoveries:
A nearly complete skeleton, including a well-preserved skull, was found by Dr. Charles L. Gazin of the Smithsonian Institution.
Fossils are commonly found in the Uinta Basin of Utah and Wyoming.
Scientific classification:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: †Dinocerata
- Family: †Uintatheriidae
- Subfamily: †Uintatheriinae
- Genus: †Uintatherium Leidy, 1872
- Type species: †Uintatherium anceps (Marsh, 1871) [originally Titanotherium]
- Temporal range: Eocene, 50.5–37 Ma
- Conservation status: Extinct
Pair the uintatherium disarticulated skeleton replica with our plesiosaurus disarticulated skeleton replica for an extraordinary museum exhibit.
Additional information
| Weight | 400 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 114 in |
| Shipping | Skeleton Shipped via Freight – Billed Seperately. Please call 509-951-3557 or email sales@skeletonsandskullssuperstore.com for Quote. |
| Disarticulated Skeleton | Dinosaur Skeleton is Disarticulated – Seperate bones, skull and jaw. |
| Skeleton Mount | Disarticulated Skeletons do not include the metal mount. |
