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Bargain, 5.3" Fossil Oreodont (Merycoidodon) Skull - South Dakota
This is a 5.3" long skull of an oreodont (Merycoidodon culbertsoni), collected from the White River Formation (Brule subunit) in South Dakota and would be approximately 30-33 million years old. All of the teeth are natural and most remained completely intact.
It is accompanied by an acrylic display stand to assist with presentation.
This skull has undergone some compression and fragmentation over the millions of years within the ground. While there are spots where the bone has been glued back in place, there is no gap fill restoration whatsoever. The skull has been left in its natural state with rock holding the bone in place.
Artist's reconstruction of Merycoidodon. By Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com) Creative Commons License
It is accompanied by an acrylic display stand to assist with presentation.
This skull has undergone some compression and fragmentation over the millions of years within the ground. While there are spots where the bone has been glued back in place, there is no gap fill restoration whatsoever. The skull has been left in its natural state with rock holding the bone in place.
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.
$345
SPECIES
Merycoidodon culbertsoni
LOCATION
South Dakota
FORMATION
Brule Formation - White River Badlands Group
SIZE
Skull: 5.3 x 3.6 x 3.2"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#300005
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