{"product_id":"pliohippus-tooth-oklahoma-005","title":"Pliohippus Tooth-Oklahoma 005","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaxa:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003ePliohippus sp.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeology:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Ogallala formation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Pliocene\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocality:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Texas County, Oklahoma\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e 2.5x0.5x1\" or 6.8x2.7x1.3 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e No repairs or restorations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePliohippus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePliohippus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an extinct genus of three-toed equid that lived during the Miocene epoch in North America, thriving from about 15 to 5 million years ago. Although historically misidentified as a direct ancestor of the modern horse due to its single-hoof-like appearance in early reconstructions, it was actually a close side-branch characterized by prominent side toes that did not touch the ground, robust limbs, and relatively straight, high-crowned teeth adapted for grazing on harsh, open-country grasses. As one of the most successful and widespread savanna-dwelling horses of its time, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"590\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePliohippus\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003erepresents a key transitional phase in equid evolution, showcasing the adaptive shift from forest-dwelling browsers to fast-running grazers of the expanding grasslands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eOgallala Formation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-50\"\u003eThe Ogallala Formation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-50 citation-end-50\"\u003e is a vast, continental geologic deposit stretching across the central High Plains of the United States, from South Dakota down to Texas.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-49 citation-end-49\"\u003eLaid down primarily during the Miocene and early Pliocene epochs, it consists of gravel, sand, silt, and clay eroded from the rising Rocky Mountains and spread eastward by a network of braided streams and rivers.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-48 citation-end-48\"\u003eInterbedded with occasional volcanic ash falls and hardened caliche layers, this thick blanket of sediment forms the primary geological host for the Ogallala Aquifer, one of the world's largest underground freshwater reservoirs that sustains the vital agricultural economy of the American Great Plains.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Minute Man Fossils","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48528807329929,"sku":null,"price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/1022\/1193\/files\/20261002-151327.jpg?v=1791302445","url":"https:\/\/www.minutemantradingpost.com\/products\/pliohippus-tooth-oklahoma-005","provider":"Minute Man Fossils","version":"1.0","type":"link"}