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11" Fossil Oreodont (Merycoidodon) Skull w/ Vertebrae - South Dakota
This is an interesting, 11" long fossil skull of an oreodont (Merycoidodon culbertsoni), with naturally associated vertebrae. It was collected from the White River Formation in South Dakota and would be approximately 30-35 million years old. The preservation of the majority of this skull is pretty good considering most of these skulls are found heavily fragmented and compressed. This specimen features excellent three dimensional preservation with very little compression or disarticulation. All of the teeth and vertebrae are natural and unrestored.
There is restoration to the posterior edge of the left side of the mandible and the nuchal crest is restored.
Measurements:
Entire specimen - 11 x 8 x 3.9"
Just skull - 8.2 x 5.4 x 3.9"
Artist's reconstruction of Merycoidodon. By Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com) Creative Commons License
There is restoration to the posterior edge of the left side of the mandible and the nuchal crest is restored.
Measurements:
Entire specimen - 11 x 8 x 3.9"
Just skull - 8.2 x 5.4 x 3.9"
Artist's reconstruction of Merycoidodon. By Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com) Creative Commons License
Oreodonts are an extinct mammal most closely related to camels and pigs. They have no close relatives living today. They were herbivorous, with short faces and fang-like canine teeth. About the size of a sheep, they roamed the plains of North America in huge numbers during the Oligocene period.
$1,295
SPECIES
Merycoidodon culbertsoni
LOCATION
Pennington County, South Dakota
FORMATION
White River Formation
SIZE
Entire Specimen: 11 x 8 x 3.9"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#355958
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