Bargain, 7.5" Fossil Oreodont (Merycoidodon) Skull - Wyoming

This is a 7.5" 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. There are numerous glue stabilized cracks through the bone and rock where it fragmented during collection. Most of this repair is to the anterior-right side of the skull. The left zygomatic arch is present, though it was found disarticulated from the skull and has been glued back in place. The nuchal crest has been repaired as well.

Comes with an acrylic/metal (gibson) display stand.

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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DETAILS
SPECIES
Merycoidodon culbertsoni
LOCATION
Niobrara County, Wyoming
FORMATION
Brule Formation
SIZE
7.5" long, 5.3" tall
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#169157
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