Almost Human Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Archaeohippus mannulus, sp. nov. Monroecreekian/Harrisonian terrestrial claystone Arikareean, late Oligocene/early Miocene Pinellas County, Florida On permanent display at the Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, Fl. I discovered this particular specimen back in 95 while collecting fossils in a shallow creek. Initially thought to be a new species of Miohippus, it was sent to the Museum Of Natural History in Gainesville Fl. for further studies. In 2003 it was determined to be a new species of Archaeohippus rather than Miohippus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Human Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 A_NEW_SPECIES_OF_ARCHAEOHIPPUS_MAMMALIA.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Human Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 I initially brought this specimen to the attention of Dave Letasi who at that time was working at The Museum of Science & Industry in St. Petersburg, Fla.. I have to admit here that I myself didn't know what it was exactly, only that I knew it wasn't the common Plio-Pleistecene material we always find. It was a funny meeting as both of us thought we were pulling each others leg. He kept asking me over & over "Where did you really find it"?, thinking that it was possibly a Miohippus from the badlands of Nebraska/Wyoming. I kept telling him it was from north Pinellas. One thing he was certain of is that it shouldn't be here. And so far south into Florida. Geologically speaking, it was thought of at that time that anything south-west of Brooksville to have been under the water during the late Oligocene early Miocene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Great find, Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Human Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 A few more images of Archaeohippus mannulus, sp. nov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fossilized6s Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Beautiful! Not sure how i missed this. And thank you for your donation. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Harry Pristis Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 What a nice find! Perhaps this image will offer some perspective on the diminutive early horses of Florida: 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...
Plantguy Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Just ran across this thread. Mighty nice find! Congrats! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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