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English: oreodonts
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English: NPS Photo
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English: oreodonts
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Six oreodont skulls on display

Oreodonts were hooved animals that evolved in many sizes and shapes. They were efficient browsers (the word oreodont means "mountain tooth"). The combination of a pig-like body with a complex dentition has led to the common but misleading name of "ruminating swine".

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English: John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon
Date Taken on 26 September 2022
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English: NPGallery
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English: Fossils from the Turtle Cove Assemblage

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