Nice skull of a fossil Oreodont Merycoidon gracilis. The skull is 17 cm long and 8 cm large
It comes from South Dakota, Brule Formation, Oligocene period. Item was found broken into several pieces reglued together. on item was put transparent protectiove finishing.
Oreodonts (the common name for Merycoidodontoidea) are extinct mammals most closely related to camels and pigs, though they have no close relatives living today. They were herbivorous animals with short faces and fang-like canine teeth. About the size of a sheep, they roamed the plains

Nice skull of a fossil Oreodont Merycoidon gracilis. The skull is 17 cm long and 8 cm large
It comes from South Dakota, Brule Formation, Oligocene period. Item was found broken into several pieces reglued together. on item was put transparent protectiove finishing.
Oreodonts (the common name for Merycoidodontoidea) are extinct mammals most closely related to camels and pigs, though they have no close relatives living today. They were herbivorous animals with short faces and fang-like canine teeth. About the size of a sheep, they roamed the plains

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Oreodont Merycoidon gracilis
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Estados Unidos
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Paleógeno, Oligoceno (33,9 - 23,03 millones de años)
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Oreodonte Merycoidon gracilis

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