Oreodont Skull fossil specimen from White River Badlands, South Dakota, USA, Brule Formation, Early Oligocene.
Oreodont Skull fossil specimen from White River Badlands, South Dakota, USA, Brule Formation, Early Oligocene.
Oreodont Skull fossil specimen from White River Badlands, South Dakota, USA, Brule Formation, Early Oligocene.
Oreodont Skull fossil specimen from White River Badlands, South Dakota, USA, Brule Formation, Early Oligocene.
Oreodont Skull fossil specimen from White River Badlands, South Dakota, USA, Brule Formation, Early Oligocene.
Oreodont Skull fossil specimen from White River Badlands, South Dakota, USA, Brule Formation, Early Oligocene.
Oreodont Skull fossil specimen from White River Badlands, South Dakota, USA, Brule Formation, Early Oligocene.
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Oreodont Skull fossil specimen from White River Badlands, South Dakota, USA, Brule Formation, Early Oligocene.Oreodont Skull fossil specimen from White River Badlands, South Dakota, USA, Brule Formation, Early Oligocene.Oreodont Skull fossil specimen from White River Badlands, South Dakota, USA, Brule Formation, Early Oligocene.Oreodont Skull fossil specimen from White River Badlands, South Dakota, USA, Brule Formation, Early Oligocene.Oreodont Skull fossil specimen from White River Badlands, South Dakota, USA, Brule Formation, Early Oligocene.Oreodont Skull fossil specimen from White River Badlands, South Dakota, USA, Brule Formation, Early Oligocene.Oreodont Skull fossil specimen from White River Badlands, South Dakota, USA, Brule Formation, Early Oligocene.

Oreodont Skull - Fossil Specimen

South Dakota, U.S.A.
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$800.00 CAD
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Specifications

  • Animal Kingdoms Vertebrates
  • Fossil Era Cenozoic (0 - 66 million years ago)
  • UV Reactive Non Reactive
  • Mineral Families Phosphates
  • Treatments Natural/None

Descrizione

Locality: Badlands region / White River Badlands, Brule Formation (within the White River Group), Pennington County area, South Dakota, U.S.A.

Era: Cenozoic
Geological Age: 28-34 mya

The White River Badlands of southwestern South Dakota are a landscape of spires, buttes and mesas carved by erosion, and the same weathering keeps exposing fossils. The National Park Service describes Badlands National Park, at the heart of the region, as home to the world's richest collection of Oligocene vertebrate fossils. More than 50 species of plant-eaters and 14 of meat-eaters have been found in the White River Group, mostly in the Oligocene Brule Formation.

Oreodonts are one of the most common fossils in the Badlands. They were even-toed hoofed mammals that lived from about 40 million to 5 million years ago, and in life they probably looked like a mix of camel, sheep and pig. They are most common in the Brule Formation, which records a savannah-like landscape of open grazing land with occasional river channels. Paleontologists estimate that oreodonts were about as abundant there as zebras are on the Serengeti today.

Their name means "mountain tooth", because their molars look like miniature mountain ranges. The flat, low teeth were built for chewing and grinding leaves and shoots.

This one of a kind oreodont fossil specimen appears to preserve a substantial skull section with part of the jaw and several teeth still visible along one side. The piece has a pale tan to grey surface with natural crackle patterning across the fossilized bone, along with darker brown seams and patches where the original structure stands out more clearly. The overall shape is low and heavy, with good bone volume and enough exposed dental material to make it visually obvious as a mammal fossil rather than just an unidentifiable fragment.

Oreodonts were extinct hoofed mammals that lived across North America during the Oligocene, and their fossils are especially well known from badlands deposits in the central United States. This specimen has the blocky, compact look common to oreodont skull material, with worn but still recognizable anatomy and preserved teeth that add strong collector appeal. It is the kind of fossil that works well for someone who wants a real vertebrate skull piece with age, structure, and natural surface character.

People are often drawn to oreodont fossils because they feel grounded and direct. This specimen carries that same appeal, with its solid shape, visible teeth, and unmistakable fossil bone texture giving it a strong natural history presence.

Quantity: 1pc

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