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Insectivorous therizinosaur, desert ceratopsian, Camel-mimic oreodont, and a desert wandering sauropod.

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2023-02-13

My latest commission artwork of ancient even-toed ungulates called as oreodonts like Agriochoerus, Leptauchenia, and Merycochoerus for ...

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2023-01-18

My new Merycochoerus sketch certainly woke some oreodont cravings again, or maybe I just pander to

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2022-12-21

Specember day 1: New Clade

Speculative oreodont that adapted to the life on the vast plains and desert environment.

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2022-12-11

Happy and a very Merycochoerus/Merychyus/Merycoidodon to you! Mery means "ruminant like" in latin so the majority of oreodont names are repetitive and also extremely seasonally appropriate!

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2021-12-25

Merycoidodon gracilis was a small member of the oreodont family. This adult skeleton is only about the size of a house cat, while most oreodonts were sheep-sized. These herbivores ate plant shoots and leaves, and once roamed North America in large numbers.

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2020-12-17