#fossilfriday a skull of the coyote-sized Oligocene dog Mesocyon. Found in the John Day formation of Oregon. On display at the Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene.

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#fossilfriday skull of the sheep-sized oreodont Mesoreodon. On display in the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon

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Week 3 of #maystodon2025 : a partial tusk of the early mastodon Zygolophodon. On Display at the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon.

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