Show us your oligocene/white river fossils

[Randyw]

Hi all!

I love W.R and Oligocene fossils. Both prepping and looking at them. So i thought maybe its time to see what everyone else has collected out there. So let’s see pictures of what you’ve got! Heres a few of mine!

[Randyw]

The whole family together

 

[caterpillar]

Here one of mine, from Wyoming

 

[Randyw]

5 hours ago, caterpillar said:

Here one of mine

Wow! I love it!

[fossilhunter21]

Lovely fossils, @Randyw and, @caterpillar! 

 

-Micah

[Randyw]

@fossilhunter21 come on! I know you have some too! Lets see yours!

c’mon people! Lets see those rabbits, turtles oreodont, rhinos etc etc etc!

[fossilhunter21]

2 minutes ago, Randyw said:

@fossilhunter21 come on! I know you have some too! Lets see yours!

 

Ok. I am not super proud of my prep work on these, but here they are. 

 

Oreodont #1

 

Oreodont #2

[snolly50]

Here is a link to the old prep series I enjoyed posting...

 

 

Edited April 3, 2022 by snolly50

[Mioplosus_Lover24]

Here's my Perchoerus tooth! 

[fossilhunter21]

1 minute ago, Mioplosus_Lover24 said:

Here's my Perchoerus tooth! 

Beautiful tooth, @Mioplosus_Lover24! 

 

-Micah

[fossilhunter21]

1 hour ago, snolly50 said:

Here is a link to the old prep series I enjoyed posting...

 

 

I really like, Lucinda. you did a marvelous job on that skull.  

[snolly50]

A turtle, Stylemus I prepped almost 20 years ago...

 

[Randyw]

@snolly50 @Mioplosus_Lover24 nice ones! Thanks for posting them!

[Bobby Rico]

Stylemys Fossil Tortoise , Badlands, South Dakota,

[Bobby Rico]

A dung beetle ball Is from White River Formation, Douglas, Wyoming. This one was given to me by Doren but I also got some from Ralph. They are really cool little fossils.

[Bobby Rico]

Hi Ralph I thought you may enjoy this thread . @Nimravis

[Bobby Rico]

I know my pieces are not great compared to above posts. Oreodont jaw and partial scull , Oligocene

Brule Formation, white river , badlands, South Dakota,

 

Edited April 3, 2022 by Bobby Rico

[Nimravis]

Oreodont Skulls-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oreodont lower jaw-

 

 

 

Oreodont Canine

 

 

Not a pretty piece, but this is a huge Miocene Oreodont skull- possibly Promerycochoerus.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 3, 2022 by Nimravis

[Nimravis]

Lower rhino jaw portion with rodent gnawings.

 

 

 

Perchoerus probus-

 

 

Probotherium -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Nimravis]

 

 

 

Titanothere jaw section- scale cube is 1 CM.

 

 

 

Rhino-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 3, 2022 by Nimravis

[Bobby Rico]

7 minutes ago, Nimravis said:

Titanothere jaw section- scale cube is 1 CM.

That’s nice and from a really interesting creature 

[Nimravis]

Metamynodon (?) Tooth-

 

 

Hoplophoneus - humerus, astragalus and claw core.

 

 

Nimravid jaw section-

 

 

Archeotherium-

 

 

 

 

 

Hesperocyon- 

 

 

Daphoenus-

 

 

Mesohippus-

 

 

Palaeolagus-

 

 

 

Rodent Jaw-

 

Edited April 3, 2022 by Nimravis

[Randyw]

I’m so glad i started this thread! I love looking at all these great fossils!

[Nimravis]

Hyaenodon-

 

 

 

 

This is by far one of my favorite pieces- a juvenile rhino with two erupting teeth, I believe I paid $5.00 for this piece over 30 years ago.

 

 

 

Titanothere horn portion-

 

 

Here are a couple brain casts- I really love this pieces.

 

[Nimravis]

Palaeolagus-

 

 

 

Ischyromys-

 

 

 

Leptomeryx-

 

 

Possible Hyaenodon-