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Lower Tooth (fossil)*
1845 Fd. North Florida, USA
Upper Tooth (fossil)
1816 Fd. Dixie Co., Florida, USA
Astragalus and Calcaneum (fossil)
1817 Fd. Dixie Co., Florida, USA
Calcaneum (fossil)
1817 Fd., Dixie Co., Florida, USA
Side Toe Phalanx (fossil)
1122 Fd. Suwannee River, Florida, USA
length 0.8"
Medial Phalanx (fossil)
1117 Fd. Suwannee River, Florida, USA
length 0.8"
Astragalus (fossil)
1817 Fd., Dixie Co., Florida, USA
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[1] Matthew, W.D., Fossil Mammals of the Tertiary of Northeastern Colorado, Memoirs of the American
Museum of Natural History, Vol. I, Part VII, (New York: The Nickerbocker Press, 1901), 358
Astragalus (fossil)
1860 Fd., Dixie Co., Florida, USA
Perissodactyla/Equidae/Anchitheriiane
Anchippus
Size |
Larger than a parahippus based on the size of their astragali |
Eye sockets |
|
Type of teeth |
Low crowned, enamel covering dentine |
Toes |
Three
toes per leg |
Hooves/pads |
|
Location(s) found |
North America, specifically the Pawnee Creek beds of Colorado [1] , Oregon and
Texas [2] , Florida |
Other |
Similar to parahippus |
Hipparion