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