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Oreodont skull found and prepped out


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On my wife and my epic fossil trip this fall we spent a day in Nebraska in the White River badlands. Found some of the normal stuff...nothing spectacular but neat for us as we had this as a "bucket list" locality.

 

One of our best finds was an oreodont skull. I found the nose at the bottom of a gully, and worked my way up until I found the outline of the broken bone. I dug out a volleyball-size chunk of rock and brought it home. Just finished prepping it out. It needs some reconstruction of areas around the snout that were weathered away, but all in all I am pleased with how it came out.

 

At camp with a little rough prep to see what we had.

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Top view while at camp. Packed it away at this point.

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Underside after reattaching the muzzle.

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16 minutes ago, LiamL said:

Love it! Good prep and fantastic find. How rare are these to find there?

Thanks for the kind words. They are pretty common. You more often find bits and pieces, but complete skulls aren't rare. But for me, it's my one and only!

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Nice find and even better prep!:dinothumb:

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Very cool. 

Nice work, X-man. These skulls are really interesting looking to me. 

You got a pretty nice one, at least. :)

Thanks for showing us.

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Nice find!

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Very cool find and nice work. Looks good.

have you ever used Apoxie Sculpt? It is so easy to work with. It comes in different colors.

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Do you have to get permission to hunt the Nebraska badlands?  Just wondering should I plan a trip westwards someday :) 

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3 hours ago, KimTexan said:

Very cool find and nice work. Looks good.

have you ever used Apoxie Sculpt? It is so easy to work with. It comes in different colors.

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That’s what I plan on using! Good stuff. 

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1 hour ago, Al Tahan said:

Do you have to get permission to hunt the Nebraska badlands?  Just wondering should I plan a trip westwards someday :) 

Yes, you have to hunt on private property with permission. There are some ranches in the area where you can pay a daily fee to collect. 

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