Oligocene skull of Oreodont

Great dentition

Leg bone & lower jaw

Oreodont Merycoidodon Skull

Product description

Very good quality skull complete with lower jaw and leg bone of the Oreodont, Merycoidodon, from the Upper Brule Formation, White River Badlands, Nebraska, USA. It lived during the Oligocene, 35 million years ago.
Oreodonts are an extinct mammal distantly related to pigs, camels, hippopotamuses, and peccaries. Over 50 species have been described.
They grazed the grassland and praries of North America, mysteriously dissappearing during the Pliocene.
Oreodonts have large canine front teeth, and molars for chewing vegetation.
 
This is an unusual example with the lower jaw intact and including a leg bone.
Very collectable, and could be mounted by us for better display if requested.
 
This is a really exceptional piece which would command a £400 price tag.
 
Size:    20cms x 18cms