Name: Hyracotherium,
Meaning: Hyrax beast.
Grouping: Mammal,
Perissodactyl, Equid.
Informal ID: Early horse.
Fossil size: Length of teeth
section 2.5cm/1 in.
Reconstructed size:
Head-body length 60cm/24in.
Habitat: Woods.
Time span: Early Eocene,
50 million years ago.
Main fossil.sites:
Northern Hemisphere.
Occurrence: ••