5.7" Oligocene Fossil Camelid (Poebrotherium) Partial Skull - Wyoming
This is a 5.7" long partial skull of a camelid (Poebrotherium wilsoni) found in Niobrara County, Wyoming. It is Oligocene in age, or approximately 30 to 34 million years old. Natural molars and premolars are still contained within the jaws.
It comes with an acrylic display stand to assist with presentation.
There are a couple repaired cracks through the nasal bone. The upper skull is missing some bone, though the remaining rock shows the shape of the inner skull which I believe to be quite interesting.
It comes with an acrylic display stand to assist with presentation.
There are a couple repaired cracks through the nasal bone. The upper skull is missing some bone, though the remaining rock shows the shape of the inner skull which I believe to be quite interesting.
Poebrotherium (meaning "grass-eating beast") is an extinct camelid that roamed North America between the Eocene and Miocene epochs. They were smaller than modern camels, about the same size as a modern sheep, and fit in the place of deer or gazelles in the White River fauna. Despite their name, it is believed that grass was likely not their primary food source but they were instead browsers, feeding on various foliage and berries. Based on bite marks in bones, they were likely preyed on by Archaeotherium, an extinct boar-like entelodont which was also prevalent throughout the White River ecosystem.
$495
SPECIES
Poebrotherium wilsoni
LOCATION
Niobrara County, Wyoming
FORMATION
White River Formation
SIZE
Skull: 5.7 x 2.7 x 1.8"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#322090
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