4.2" Unprepared, Fossil Oreodont (Merycoidodon) Partial Skull

Unprepared, Fossil Oreodont (Merycoidodon) Partial Skull #249290

This is a 4.2" wide, partial upper skull of an Oreodont (Merycoidodon sp.). It was collected from the Brule Formation (White River Badlands Group) in Pennington County, South Dakota and would be approximately 30-35 million years old. The skull has been partially exposed from the rock and there are some teeth still preserved within the jaw.

Comes with an acrylic display stand to assist with presentation.

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.