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2" Oreodont (Leptauchenia) Jaw Section - South Dakota
This is a jaw section of an Oreodont (Leptauchenia) that contains 3 complete teeth, from the Brule Formation, South Dakota. It is 32-34 million years old.
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
Leptauchenia
LOCATION
South Dakota
FORMATION
Brule Formation
SIZE
2.0" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#101840
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