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1967.001.001AB - nameplate
MATERIALS: SILVER DATE: C. 1921 STANLEY STEAMER, CUSTOM BUILT CAR (FOR HARRY OAKES) (A) FACE IS SOLDERED AROUND BASE AND IS DIRTY INSIDE THE FACE. OBJECT IS LOOSE (B) OCTAGON SHAPED BASE, EMBOSSED TRIM AROUND. INSIDE BASE IS A CIRCLE - SET - FOR THE CYLINDER. EMBOSSED WITH IMAGE OF CHARIOT, MAN THREE HORSES AND SUN IN THE MIDDLE. DIMENSIONS: BASE W-5.1 X 5.1 cm H- 6.4 cm DIAM. 2.3 cm H-4.1 cm
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1967.002.002A - Fossil
Fossil - shark tooth - fossils found in the Miocene rocks of Maryland show that life during that period was very similar to sea life found in that area today. Sharks looked like those found now in the North Atlantic. Some fossil shark teeth are up to 6 inches long and based on what we know today about sharks, they must have been 80 feet long. 30,000,000 years old to present. (miocene)
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1967.002.002B - Fossil
Fossil - Dinosaur bone - This specimen is a bone fragment from the largest and mightiest of all creatures that ever lived. It is part of a dinosaur that lived during the Triassic Period. The colour and weight of the bone is due to minerals, filling the spaces in the bone and preserving it. Microscopic examination will reveal Daye structure of the bone. these specimens were found in Colorado. 200 million years old (Triassic Period)
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1967.002.002C - Fossil
Fossil - Sea Urchin - The sea urchin is a member of the echinoderm family that also contains the starfish, crinoids and blastoids. This free moving animal was well protected by its miley shell and spine. These fossils were abundant in cretaceous times and are now found in Texas. They resemble the "sea dollar" of present day. 90 million years old (Cretaceous Period)
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1967.002.002D - Fossil
Fossil - Horn coral - Horn coral are a species of subclass of coelenterata, called Rugosa. They are so called because their surface is commonly marked by wrinkles. They were plant-like animals which reproduced sexually and asexually. Horn coral were abundant during the Paleozoic era but have been extinct for more than 175 million years. This specimen was found in Utah. 250 million years old (Mississippian)
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1967.002.004 - Fossil
Fossil - Platystrophoia Lynx - Ordovician to Silurian. 499 million years old.
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1967.002.007A - Fossil
Fossil - shells, polyps and corals. Cambrian period to present
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1967.002.007B - Fossil
Fossil - shells, polyps and corals. Cambrian period to present
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1967.002.007C - Fossil
Fossil - shells, polyps and corals. Cambrian period to present
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1967.002.007D - Fossil
Fossil - shells, polyps and corals. Cambrian period to present
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1967.002.007E - Fossil
Fossil - shells, polyps and corals. Cambrian period to present
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1967.002.007F - Fossil
Fossil - shells, polyps and corals. Cambrian period to present
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1967.002.007G - Fossil
Fossil - shells, polyps and corals. Cambrian period to present
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