Hyracotherium angustidens
Description
The upper right tooth row of the maxilla consisting of Molars 1-3. Hyracotherium lived 55 million years ago during the Eocene Epoch in Wyoming and was an early relative of the modern day horse. This specimen was collected in North Central Wyoming in the Willwood Formation.
Object Information
Local ID:
UW-7958
Collection:
University of Wyoming Fossil Vertebrate Collection
Provenance:
Cenozoic, Eocene, Early Wasatchian Age: Willwood Formation
Latitude:
43.9
Longitude:
-107.8
Credit Line:
Specimen was collected on ferderal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Count:
1
Taxon:
Hyracotherium angustidens
Genus:
Hyracotherium
Species:
angustidens
Scientific Name:
Hyracotherium angustidens
Common Name:
Eohippus