Lot 652
Merycoidon Mammal Skull. Merycoidon gracilis was a strange 30 million year old mammal from the extinct oreodont mammal group that has no modern relatives and had some features of a pig and some features of a deer. This original large 7.5 x 4 inch long skull is completely original with no restoration and complete except for the snout and a small portion of the back of the jaw. Some of the skull bones are slightly cracked just as found in the hard stone matrix with no filling repair. Almost all of the teeth are present except for a couple of teeth in the upper jaw and one incisor. The teeth are a lovely brown color that nicely contrasts against the light cream colored skull bone.
This completely original fossil is as found with just the overlaying rock being carefully removed was found on privately owned land in the White River Badlands formation of Sioux County, Nebraska. This early mammal skull comes mounted on a 8.5 x 5 inch black wooden stand.
Allow $25 for domestic shipping.
Estimated Value $450 - 600.
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| Realized $360 |
