Smilodon californicus Bovard [sabertooth] skeleton

Composite skeleton of fossil vertebrate Smilodon californicus Bovard [sabertooth] skeleton before installation. Late Pleistocene, California Rancho La Brea tarpits. For Field Columbian Museum, Hall 35. A little of the background of the mount shop is showing. 1917.

 

Original size and material: 11x14 inch glass negative

Digital Identifier: CSGEO39721

 

Part of the Illinois Urban Landscapes Project: www.fieldmuseum.org/urbanlandscapes/

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