Ancient Fauna of Nebraska: Plate V
This lithograph is Plate V from "Ancient Fauna of Nebraska" (1853}. The top two images are side and palate views (bottom view without the jaw) of Merycoidodon culbertsonii. Its skull measures 16 cm long. The bottom row shows a top and palate view of a smaller oreodont, Merycoidodon gracilis, with a skull length of 9 cm.
Leidy referred these two animals to the genus Oreodon, a name he preferred to one he erected in 1848 on the basis of a lower jaw fragment. Subsequently, they were re-assigned to the genus Merycoidodonbased on the rule of priority in biological nomenclature.
The following are other plates from "Ancient Fauna of Nebraska" (1853):
- Plate I: featuring Poebrotherium wilsoni and Agriochoerus antiquus
- Plate II: featuring Merycoidodon culbertsonii
- Plate III: featuring Merycoidodon culbertsonii
- Plate VI: featuring Merycoidodon culbertsonii & Merycoidodon gracilis
- Plate XIV: featuring Hyracodon nebrascensis
- Plate XV: featuring Hyracodon nebrascensis
- Plate XXII: featuring Subhyracodon occidentalis