Ancient Horse Fossil Contains Unborn Foal
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 10:50
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A fossil of the ancient horse Eurohippus messelensis found in Germany contains a fetus as well as parts of the uterus and associated tissues. Eurohippus messelensis had four toes on each forefoot and three toes on each the hind foot, and it was about the size of a modern fox terrier. Though different in size and structure, reproduction in early horses was very similar to that of modern horses The new find was unveiled at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in Berlin. read more