Nannippus
Astragalus (fossil)
1832 Fd. Bone Valley, Florida, USA
Carpal Pisiform (fossil)
Nannippus westoni
2037 Fd. Dixie or Gilchrist Co.,
Florida, USA
Central Medial Phalanx and Hoof Core (fossil)
Nannippus peninsulatus
A - 2036 Hoof core, lateral view
B - 2092 Phalanx, lateral side view
C - 2092 Phalanx, anterior view
Angle of lateral view of phalanx is at
approximate best fit with hoof core
Fd. Taylor Co., Florida, USA
Nannippus penisulatus
2042 Fd. Bone Valley, Florida, USA
1.6"x0.7"x0.3"
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[1] Simpson, George, Horses, (Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1961), 186
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nannippus
[3] Simpson, Ibid.
[4] Ibid. 185
Perissodactyla/Equidae
A
B
C
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Size |
Varies, some “no higher than a small Shetland pony and considerably more slender.” [1] |
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Eye sockets |
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Type of teeth |
High crowned |
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Toes |
Three
toes per leg |
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Hooves/pads |
Hoove on central large toe |
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Locations found |
Central Mexico to Canada, California to North Carolina to Florida[2] |
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Other |
No skeleton has been mounted [3]
Teeth curved inward [4] |
Lower m3Tooth (fossil)
Nannippus