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Image of the Day — Radius-ulna of Gigantocamelus
Posted: Sunday, July 21, 2024
by: Daniel Koning
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New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
Longitude: -106.987689
Latitude: 33.701834
(WGS 84 or NAD 83)
About this image
Radius-ulna (forearm) bone of an extinct camel is called Gigantocamelus. It was the size of a modern-day giraffe, with a long neck but having shorter, more robust legs. The fossil was found in 2021 in the San Marcial basin south of Socorro, NM.
For more information see our "Postcard from the Field" about this find.
Image posted: 02-14-2022