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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
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Dinohyus skull in diorama  

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One of the more menacing beasts found in the quarries at Agate Fossil Beds was the Dinohyus. This big-toothed animal was a scavenger credited with tearing apart the rhino skeletons that ended up in the waterhole bonebed. Although not related to the pig family, his nickname was “Terrible Pig.”
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Last Updated: December 16, 2008 at 09:29 EST