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Gorgeous, 7.9" Fossil Oreodont (Merycoidodon) Skull - South Dakota
This is an exceptionally well preserved, 7.9" long skull of an oreodont (Merycoidodon culbertsoni) with natural open mouth preservation. It was collected from the White River Formation in Pennington County, South Dakota and would be approximately 30-35 million years old. Less than 2% of this specimen is restored which is astounding considering most of these skulls are found heavily fragmented, partial, and compressed. Complete specimens of this quality are hard to come by.
It is accompanied by an acrylic display stand to assist with presentation.
All of the teeth are natural, with some small spots of touchup restoration to two of the molars along the right side of the mandible. Crack repair can be found here and there, mostly along the zygomatic arches. False rock was placed beneath the right zygomatic arch following repair.
It is accompanied by an acrylic display stand to assist with presentation.
All of the teeth are natural, with some small spots of touchup restoration to two of the molars along the right side of the mandible. Crack repair can be found here and there, mostly along the zygomatic arches. False rock was placed beneath the right zygomatic arch following repair.
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.
SPECIES
Merycoidodon culbertsoni
LOCATION
Pennington County, South Dakota
FORMATION
White River Formation
SIZE
7.9 x 4.95 x 4"
CATEGORY
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ITEM
#249251
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