Description

Early Miocene horse jawbone with 6 teeth. Very solid Fossil. (Six complete teeth)
The Mesohippus jawbone is a fascinating piece of paleontology that showcases the evolution of early horses.

Age Range
Early Miocene Epoch; Hemingfordian 1 and 2 land mammal ages
About 19 to 16 million years ago
The Mesohippus jawbone is a fascinating piece of paleontology that showcases the evolution of early horses, during the collection of vertebrate fossils later studied by Hay.
Classification: Mammalia, Eutheria, Laurasiatheria, Perissodactyla, Hippomorpha, Equidae, Equinae
Alternate Scientific Name: Miohippus blackbergi, Parahippus blackbergi, Parahippus minutalis, Archaeohippus nanus