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One of the most distinguishing features of Leptomeryx was the presence of two toes on its rear feet and four on its fore feet. It also had fang-like upper canines (probably for defense) and fed on leafy vegetation.
Because of replacement minerals, many of the fossil mammal teeth from the White River Formation of South Dakota will fluoresce. Be sure to check them out in our fluorescent section under the South Dakota page and then by the appropriate page for the species you are interested in. The item number will be the same as the item number in this section, but will be followed by an "F."
Specimen is mandibular teeth.
Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Mammalia, Order: Artiodactyla, Family: Leptomerycidae, Genus: Leptomeryx, Species: evansi.
Deer - Leptomeryx evansi
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Code: TSDD-106
Price: $35.00
Shipping Weight: 0.19 pounds
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Time: Early Eocene through Early Oligocene, approximately 40 - 30
million years ago.
Location: White River Formation, South Dakota Badlands, USA
Dimensions: 3/4" x 1/2" x 1/4"
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