This small dog-sized animal represents the oldest known horse. It had a primitive short face, with eye sockets in the middle and a short diastema — the space between the front teeth and the cheek teeth. Although it has low-crowned teeth, we see the beginnings of the characteristic horse-like ri
Species in this genus lived from around 55 million years ago to around 45 million
Giant Armadillos and Ground Sloths came to North America from the south during the interchange. Like most “megafauna,� they became extinct around 11,000 years ago, but are common in fossil deposits today. Summary Giant Armadillo Skull (Holmesina floridanus) From Citrus Co., Florida Lived ~1.8
Giant Armadillo Skull (Holmesina floridanus) From Citrus Co., Florida Lived ~1.8 million
Museum scientists have discovered nearly 500 Parahippus jaws from the Thomas Farm Fossil site, allowing study of differences between juveniles and adults. It’s important to understand how an organism changes within its lifetime before defining how a species evolves over time. Summary Ancient Hor
Ancient Horse Jaws (Parahippus leonensis) From Gilchrist Co., Florida Lived ~18 million
from the Florida Museum of Natural History
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of our Butterfly Rainforest put on a show this … Continue Miocene Epoch 23 to 5 million
The „Grandfather“ to the modern horse, Pliohippus appears to be the source of the latest radiation in the horse family. It is believed to have given rise to Hippidion and Onohippidion, genera that thrived for a time in South American, and to Dinohippus which in turn led to Equus. Where & When
Species in this genus lived from 12-6 million years ago.
from the Florida Museum of Natural History
More Florida Museum researchers find that a rapid burst of flowering plants 90 million
Elephant-like tusks. A toe bone of an ancient condor. Even a snapping turtle with a smaller turtle coming out of its nose. Some of the discoveries being made at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s new dig site in Williston, Florida, are odd and seemingly out of place, to say the least. Animal
The lab is where thousands of 5.5 million-year-old fossils ranging from turtles and
Scientists determine how animals are related by comparing the characteristics they share or don’t share. It behooves you to know that horses belong to a group of mammals called ungulates, which are animals with hooves, or hard coverings that protect their toes and are an amazing feature for running.
Rhinos first appeared in Africa 25 million years ago.
