Skeleton of Oreodont in matrix, 35m yrs

Close up of skull showin canines and molars

Example of complete matrix free skeleton

Oreodont Skeleton in matrix

Product description

A most unusual and rare Merycoidodon Oreodont skeleton in matrix 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, and over 50 species have been described.
They grazed the grassland and praries of North America, mysteriously disappearing during the Pliocene.
They have large canine front teeth,and molars for chewing vegetation.
 
The matrix has undergone repair but the fossil itself has undergone no restoration.
This is a very unusual piece not often seen for sale.
 
The piece can be stand mounted for display purposes.
 
Size:             55cms x 25cms.
Weight:        7kg