5.6" Partial Oreodont (Merycoidodon) Upper Skull - South Dakota

Partial Oreodont (Merycoidodon) Upper Skull - South Dakota #300008

This is a 5.6" long, partial upper skull of an oreodont (Merycoidodon culbertsoni). It was collected from the White River Formation in South Dakota and would be approximately 30-35 million years old. It contains two complete teeth and several partials.

Comes with a display stand to assist with presentation.

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.