Fossil from Oligocene Buhle Fm. Dakota

[wincman]

Partial skull purchased many years ago.  From Dakota Buhle  { ? }  Fm.  About 2 1/2 " long.  Ideas ??   Thanks.

[ynot]

Nice piece.

A better picture of the chewing surface of the teeth may help with an id.

[Fossildude19]

@jpc

[wincman]

Photos not the best but ...

[Nimravis]

Just from what I can see, it looks like Oreodont.

[jpc]

1 hour ago, Nimravis said:

Just from what I can see, it looks like Oreodont.

too small.  I am comparing to drawings in Scott + Jepsen 1940... I think it is Leptomeryx. 

[Nimravis]

7 hours ago, jpc said:

too small.  I am comparing to drawings in Scott + Jepsen 1940... I think it is Leptomeryx. 

JP- Good call- here is an upper jaw of Leptomeryx from my collection and it appears to be a match to the one above.

 

[wincman]

Thank you all very much.  Steve