FOSSILS SPECIMEN: ARTIODACTYLA
Fossils are defined as any evidence of prehistoric life. There are two types of fossils: Body Fossils include remains of skeletal bones, shell, carapace, test and teeth. Trace Fossils are clues the organism existed such as foot prints, tracks, burrows and coprolites (fossil dung).
Artiodactyla means “even finger/toe” in Ancient Greek. They are more are commonly called Even-toed ungulates first appeared in the early Eocene Epoch about 55 million years ago and persist as a group until the Holocene. Artiodactyls bear their weight equally on two of their five toes, the third and fourth. To see my Artiodactyls models click here.
Kingdom: Animalia – Phylum: Chordata – Class: Mammalia – Order: Artiodactyla
(even-toed ungulates)
Lower Eocene to Holocene
Camels
Pliocene to Holocene

Camel Arm Bone
Pleistocene
Texas, United States

Fossil Camel Ankle
Pleistocene
Texas, United States

Fossil Camel Ankle
Pleistocene
Texas, United States
Bison
Early Pleistocene to Holocene

Fossil Bison Vertebra
Pleistocene
North America

Bison Vertebrae
Pleistocene
North America

Bison Vertebrae
Pleistocene
North America

Fossil Bison Hind Leg Bone
Pleistocene
North America

Fossil Bison Fore Limb Bone
Pleistocene
North America

Fossil Bison Hind Leg Bone
Pleistocene
North America

Fossil Bison Fore Limb Bone
Pleistocene
North America

Fossil Bison Toe Bone
Pleistocene
North America

Mammal Bison horn core
Pleistocene
United States, North America
Oreodonts
Late Eocene to Miocene

Oreodont Complete Skull
(Ventral)
Miocene
South Dakota

Oreodont Complete Skull
(Lateral)
Miocene
South Dakota

Oreodont Complete Skull
(Dorsal)
Miocene
South Dakota

Oreodont Skull
Miocene
South Dakota

Oreodont Skull
Miocene
South Dakota

Oreodont Skull
Miocene
South Dakota

Oreodont Jaw-fragment
Miocene
North America

Oreodont Jaw-fragment
Miocene
North America

Oreodont Teeth
North America
Miocene

Oreodont Partial Skull
Miocene
South Dakota

Oreodont Vertebrate
Miocene
North America

Oreodont Long Bones
North America
Miocene
DEER
Early Oligocene to Holocene

Fossil Deer Vertebrate
Pleistocene
Florida, United States

Fossil Deer Antler
Pleistocene
Florida, United States

Fossil Deer Antler
Pleistocene
Florida, United States

Fossil Deer Antler
Pleistocene
Florida, United States

Fossil Deer Antler
Pleistocene
Florida, United States

Fossil Deer Antler
Pleistocene
Florida, United States