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Lot 1128

Leptomeryx Mass Mortality Plate. Leptomeryx was a 30 million year old extinct mammal of the ruminant genus looking something like a small slender deer. In actuality Leptomeryx is closer related to the modern day mouse deer which also is not a deer. The skull and the mass mortality slab of several different animals were found on private land in the White River Badlands of south Dakota. The 2.5 x 2.3 inch skull is mostly complete missing just the tip of the snout and has excellent teeth on both the upper and lower jaw. The skull is displayed on a 5 x 3 inch black wooden stand with a brass label. The accompanying 13.5 x 11.5 inch original slab of Leptomeryx bones consists of a large 3 inch long lower jaw, 2 partial lower and upper jaws, as well as a number of leg bones and vertebrae bones from at least two different animals. This is an interesting display of an early extinct mammal different from any existing mammals.

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Estimated Value $700 - 900.

 
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