Merycoidodontidae sp. (specimen 19)

Specimen Name: Merycoidodontidae sp.
Common Name: Oreodont
Specimen Code: 05MAMM00019
Acquisition Method: Purchased (date unknown)

Locale: Unknown
Formation: Unknown
Geologic Time Period: Miocene Epoch

Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Chordata – Tetrapoda – Amniota – Synapsida – Mammalia – Ungulata -Artiodactyla – Tylopoda – Merycoidodontoidea – Merycoidodontidae

Description of Specimen:
A molar with four roots and four cusps; the enamel is brown and the roots are white – the tooth is embedded in a matrix of either rock or fossilised bone

Measurements of Specimen:

• Specimen 19: 20mm x 13mm x 15mm
• Matrix: 29mm x 20mm x 31mm