5.9" Fossil Oreodont (Merycoidodon) Skull - Wyoming

This
Artists reconstruction of Merycoidodon.  By Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com)
Artists reconstruction of Merycoidodon. By Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com)
is a 5.9" long skull of Merycoidodon culbertsoni, an Oreodont. It was collected from the the Brule Formation in Wyoming and would be approximately 30-34 million years old.

This skull was found naturally compressed within the rock. Portions of the skull weren't recoverable and required gap fill restoration to ensure structural integrity. This restoration includes the right angle of the mandible, the left zygomatic arch and the bone superior to the left orbital.

Comes with an acrylic display stand to assist with presentation.

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.
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SPECIES
Merycoidodon culbertsoni
LOCATION
Niobrara County, Wyoming
FORMATION
Brule Formation
SIZE
5.9" long, 4" tall
CATEGORY
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ITEM
#134347
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