jpevahouse Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Recently bought this early horse molar, hipparion (possibly nannippus?) Pliocene to late Miocene eras, Bone Valley area of Florida, probably dates about 5 to 10 million years BP. I have many different early horse teeth but this is the smallest at 1 inch in length and a complete well defined example. These were among the first early horses, though small, to have all the physical characteristics of the modern horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 An iconic fossil, and a nice one at that! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Here are the horses from the Latest Hemphillian (Pliocene) Palmetto Fauna of Southcentral Florida: Astrohippus stockii Lance,1950 "Dinohippus" mexicanus (Lance, 1950) Neohipparion eurystyle (Cope, 1893) Pseudhipparion simpsoni Webb & Hulbert, 1986 Cormohipparion emsliei Hulbert, 1988 Nannippus aztecus Mooser, 1968. If your tooth came from the Peace River (it looks like a river tooth), there is a good likelihood (though not an absolute certainty) that it is from the Palmetto Fauna. You can send your image to Richard Hulbert at the Florida State Museum for confirmation. http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpevahouse Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 Here are the horses from the Latest Hemphillian (Pliocene) Palmetto Fauna of Southcentral Florida: Astrohippus stockii Lance,1950 "Dinohippus" mexicanus (Lance, 1950) Neohipparion eurystyle (Cope, 1893) Pseudhipparion simpsoni Webb & Hulbert, 1986 Cormohipparion emsliei Hulbert, 1988 Nannippus aztecus Mooser, 1968. If your tooth came from the Peace River (it looks like a river tooth), there is a good likelihood (though not an absolute certainty) that it is from the Palmetto Fauna. You can send your image to Richard Hulbert at the Florida State Museum for confirmation. Thanks, helpful information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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