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4.5" Fossil Oreodont (Merycoidodon) Mandible - Wyoming
This is a 4.5" long mandible of Merycoidodon culbertsoni, an Oreodont from the White River Formation of Niobrara County, Wyoming. It was found in pieces and reassembled.
Artist's reconstruction of Merycoidodon. By Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com) Creative Commons License
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.
SPECIES
Merycoidodon culbertsoni
LOCATION
Niobrara County, Wyoming
FORMATION
White River Formation
SIZE
4.5 x 2.4"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#143849
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