. Tribune popular science . d to Miohippus. but differing inhaving a deep depresssion in the skull in front ofthe orbit. Prof. Marsh has discovered some andProf. Leidy other species of this animal, which 13 28 Tribune Extras—Lecture and Letter Series. called the Anchithcrium. It had three toes ou eachfore foot and three on each hind foot; but its outertoes were proportionally smaller than those of theMiobippus. The Anchitherium and the Miohippuswere about the size of a sheep. Alinvc tin- mioeene formation is the a ires have elapsed while this deposit was form-ing, and here again
. Tribune popular science . d to Miohippus. but differing inhaving a deep depresssion in the skull in front ofthe orbit. Prof. Marsh has discovered some andProf. Leidy other species of this animal, which 13 28 Tribune Extras—Lecture and Letter Series. called the Anchithcrium. It had three toes ou eachfore foot and three on each hind foot; but its outertoes were proportionally smaller than those of theMiobippus. The Anchitherium and the Miohippuswere about the size of a sheep. Alinvc tin- mioeene formation is the a ires have elapsed while this deposit was form-ing, and here again \ve liave animals of the horsekind. Let us Delect Two of tlieui for exaiuiiiation,the llipnarioii and the Irotohippus. Each has threetoes In-fore and three behind, l>ut in no case do theouter toes touch the ground; they are like the pos-terior hooflets of the modern deer and ox. The ser-v in a i ile hoof if e; if!i is atout er t hail in t he precedinganimals. Hie skull of each has a deep depression,m front of the deposit. Name of Compara-animaL (in size. PprrsvY/Tiin frontof the i ye. Number Toes tTuit(/ :i>,\-< four/I tinto foot. ground. eocene oroliippus fox none 4 front. 3 hind all midpcne nuoliippm slie< p none 3 h all mioeene anchitheriam sheep deep 3 each* all pliocene niiciii ass deep 3 each 1 each pliooeie pliohippiu nes very deep 1each 1 each quaternary tquus horse none 1 each 1 each SKULL OF THE IIIPPAKION. In the Flioccno we also find the Pliohippus—or atleast Prof. Marsh does. It has a deep depressionunder the eye. It and the Ilipparion about equalthe ass in Inght. The Pliohippus has but one toe—that is, its foot is like the modern horse.
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