Bidspirit auction | Dinohyus / Daeodon Miocene maxilla

Dinohyus / Daeodon Miocene maxilla and teeth fossil / fossilized bone specimen, 20 Million years old - Dinohyus / Daeodon Miocene maxilla and teeth fossil / fossilized bone specimen, 20 Million years old NW Nebraska Dinohyus The rarest of all the mammals found in the Agate Springs quarries, the Dinohyus (now called a Daeodon) had bone-crushing teeth. These let them scavenge the remains of other grassland animals here. Imagine a bison sized pig. Six to eight feet tall at the shoulder. They had a three-foot long head, and a massive jaw with bone-crushing teeth? some of them as large around as a man?s wrist. Even though Dinohyus looked and acted like the ?Terrible Pig? its name translates to, they were not related to modern pigs. However, they served a similar purpose in their ecosystem like hogs today. They scavenge as an omnivore, eating leaves, fruits, and carcasses of dead animals. Menoceras and Moropus fossils in the bone bed show many signs of being processed by these large beasts. 2 1/4”H x 3 1/2”W Dimensions: 2.25 x 3.5 in