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The first fossil mammal in my collection: a partial jaw of Merycoidodon sp.
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Hello everyone, even though I haven't reached 35 fossils in my collection like I hoped for this year, I still managed to close 2023 with my 34th fossil! The one I'm going to show you today is, in fact, this 34th fossil, which is also the first mammal fossil I've ever owned Species: Merycoidodon sp. (Leidy, 1848) Size: ~3.0 cm long Age: 34-23 mya (Oligocene, stage indet.) Origin: South Dakota's Badlands (USA) About this fossil: a partial lower jaw of this genus, with four nicely preserved teeth. I personally like how, in this specimen, the matrix is still present, which helps to keep the two parts together and just makes the fossil look nicer- 1 reply
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This is a merycoidodontid jaw fragment from the Oligocene of South Dakota, but it hasn't been identified to genus/species level. The specimen is 24.5mm long and 32mm across. Thanks in advance for any proposed IDs Othniel Just to clarify you may have seen a fossil ID thread with similar pictures to this, also started by myself. However, as suggested by FossilDude19, I will be splitting them up so as to not restrict answers. If anyone could explain how I get rid of the old thread, that would be much appreciated as well.
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From the album: Fossilhunter21's collection
Species: Merycoidodon sp. Location: Crawford, NE Date of discovery: 8/12/22-
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From the album: Fossilhunter21's collection
Species: Merycoidodon sp. Location: Crawford, NE Date of discovery: 8/12/22-
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From the album: Fossilhunter21's collection
Species: Merycoidodon sp. Location: Crawford, NE Date of discovery: 8/12/22-
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From the album: My collection in progress
Merycoidodon culbertsoni Leidy 1848 Location: Brule Formation, White River Badlands, South Dakota, USA Age: 34 - 23 Mya (Oligocene, Paleogene) Measurements: 3x6,5 cm Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Subclass: Theria Superorder: Laurasiatheria Order: Cetartiodactyla Suborder: Tylopoda Family: Merycoidodontidae-
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