Giant Oreodon Skull Replica
$459.00
Giant oreodon skull replica is 14.0 x 12.4 x 9.5 in. The Merycoidodon culbertsoni is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a CAS specimen.
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Description
Giant oreodon skull replica measures 14.0 x 12.4 x 9.5 inches. The Merycoidodon culbertsoni is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
The giant oreodont originally came from ancient Wyoming and the White River Badlands of South Dakota. These prehistoric mammals roamed grassy prairies and wooded savanna areas to find food.
They were strict browsers that ate a variety of plants, roots, and shoots. Paleontologists cannot confirm exact litter sizes, but herd mammals typically birthed one or two babies.
Though oreodonts look pig-like in appearance, several experts closely ally them with camels due to their tooth structure. This link exists due to the very similar structure of their teeth.
The creature is thought to have been amphibious. All species had an elongated, barrel-shaped body and short limbs. These traits represent typical adaptations found in semi-aquatic mammals. They developed a long tapir-like face and had a short neck, elongated body, and short feet.
Oreodonts varied among their genera primarily in their teeth and shape of the skull. Although some species had as many as five toes, the bore weight primarily on two hoofed-toes.
Their name means mountain teeth, which serves as a testament to the ridge structures of their molars. These flattened teeth indicate a browser’s diet.
Fossils are especially common in the Brule Formation. These soils developed in savanna-like environments about 34 million years ago. Oreodont extinction was a complex process.
A combination of overall food reduction, harsh winters, and competition with true-ruminants caused their ultimate demise.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Artiodactyla
- Suborder: Tylopoda
- Family: Merycoidodontidae
- Genus: †Merycoidodon
- Species: †M. culbertsoni
- Binomial name: †Merycoidodon culbertsoni
- Conservation status: Extinct
Oreo, the giant oreodon skull loves ice cream with Oreo cookie crumbles.
He has invited his best friend Arhcie, the Archeotherium skull replica to join him at Baskin Robins for a sweet treat.
Perry, the peccary male skull replica is a fan of his favorite flavor, rainbow sherbert.
Wilbur, the domestic pig skull replica, is on a diet, but he is going to meet them there just to socialize with his best buddies.
Additional information
| Weight | 30.0 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 14 × 12.4 × 9.5 in |
