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3.75" Fossil Oreodont (Merycoidodon) Partial Upper Skull - Nebraska
This is a nicely preserved, 3.75" long partial upper skull of an oreodont (Miniochoerus gracilis). It was collected from the Brule Formation in the White River Badlands of Nebraska, and would be approximately 30-35 million years old. All of the teeth in this specimen are natural.
It is accompanied by an acrylic display stand to assist with preferred presentation.
It is accompanied by an acrylic display stand to assist with preferred presentation.
Miniochoerus was a genus of oreodont that was smaller in size and had undersized canine teeth in comparison to Merycoidodon and Leptauchenia.
Oreodonts were an extinct mammal most closely related to camels and pigs. They have no extant close relatives. 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.
Oreodonts were an extinct mammal most closely related to camels and pigs. They have no extant close relatives. 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
Miniochoerus gracilis
LOCATION
White River Badlands, Nebraska
FORMATION
Brule Formation
SIZE
3.75 x 3.25 x 1.6"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#270064
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