Lot 769
Oreodont Skull With Partial Skeleton. Merycoidon was a strange 30 million year old mammal from the extinct oreodont mammal group found only in North America that has no modern relative and had some features of a pig and some features of a deer. Oreodonts are Artiodactyls (even toed ungulates). While Merycoidon skulls are not rare, nearly complete skeletons are very rare. This spectacular 3-D specimen is over 30 million years old form the White River Formation of South Dakota and has been expertly prepared in the original death position on the 25 x 18 inch original light gray stone matrix. This museum quality display includes an 8 inch long skull with most of the teeth with the enamel being a lovely brown color, two nearly complete 18 inch long rear legs with several disarticulated claws, and a 18 inch long body and vertebrae with several rib bones. This completely original fossil with no restoration was found on privately owned land in the White River Badlands formation of South Dakota.
Add $50 for domestic shipping. Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,800
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