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Image: Archaeotherium sp. fossil giant pig skull (White River Group, Oligocene, ~32 Ma; South Dakota, USA) 1 (32221054146)

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Description: Archaeotherium sp. - fossil giant pig skull from the Oligocene of South Dakota, USA. (public display, Dakota Dinosaur Museum, Dickinson, North Dakota, USA) From museum signage: "This 32 million year old animal from South Dakota resembles the modern wart hog. It ate rough plants, roots, and tubers." Classification: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Entelodontidae See info. at: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeotherium" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeotherium</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entelodont" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entelodont</a>
Title: Archaeotherium sp. fossil giant pig skull (White River Group, Oligocene, ~32 Ma; South Dakota, USA) 1 (32221054146)
Credit: Archaeotherium sp. fossil giant pig skull (White River Group, Oligocene, ~32 Ma; South Dakota, USA) 1
Author: James St. John
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