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.55" Fossil Didelphodon Rooted Premolar - Cretaceous Marsupial Mammal
This is a rooted premolar tooth of the primitive Late Cretaceous marsupial mammal, Didelphodon vorax. Judging by the size, it most likely comes from a sub-adult specimen.
Comes in an acrylic display case.
A cast of the first Didelphodon mandible to be discovered still containing teeth, now located in the permanent collection of The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. Creative Commons License
Fossil evidence suggests Didelphodon was a small predator, perhaps filling the niche that otters do today. It probably had an omnivorous diet, likely feeding on mollusks, dinosaur eggs, lizards, and plants.
Three species are known: Didelphodon vorax, D. padanicus, and D. coyi. D. vorax is known from the Hell Creek Formation of Montana, D. padanicus from the Lance Formation of Wyoming, and D. coyi from the Scollard Formation of Alberta, where it is one of the most abundant mammals.
Comes in an acrylic display case.
A cast of the first Didelphodon mandible to be discovered still containing teeth, now located in the permanent collection of The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. Creative Commons License
Fossil evidence suggests Didelphodon was a small predator, perhaps filling the niche that otters do today. It probably had an omnivorous diet, likely feeding on mollusks, dinosaur eggs, lizards, and plants.
Three species are known: Didelphodon vorax, D. padanicus, and D. coyi. D. vorax is known from the Hell Creek Formation of Montana, D. padanicus from the Lance Formation of Wyoming, and D. coyi from the Scollard Formation of Alberta, where it is one of the most abundant mammals.
SPECIES
Didelphodon vorax
LOCATION
Private Lease, Montana
FORMATION
Hell Creek Formation
SIZE
.55" long
CATEGORY
ITEM
#306572
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