SOUTH DAKOTA

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A FOSSIL ENTELODONT OR SKULL
SOUTH DAKOTA
From the Brule Formation, Oligocene (34-30 million years ago), the skull of Archaeotherium sp. supported on turning wooden stand.
24in. (61cm.) wide

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Lot Essay

Often termed "THE HOG FROM HELL" or a "KILLER PIG", these large omnivorous animals stood nearly two meters high, and with ferocious dentition would also have been able to run at great speed. Despite their common name, they may have been be more closely related to hippos than pigs

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