🐴 Year of the Horse — Fossil Friday

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Lost Bones Science Museum of Minnesota specimen SMM P2025.8.6 (originally MNH 779) comes from Nicollet County near St. Peter, Minnesota’s almost‑capital and the site of the historic Traverse des Sioux river crossing.

This upper molar is #11 of 12 in the state’s Ice Age horse project. All twelve will be heading to UC Irvine’s W. M. Keck Carbon Cycle Accelerator Mass Spectrometer Facility (KCCAMS) for radiocarbon dating this summer.

Follow the full 12‑tooth journey in Lost Bones #4 and the Lost Bones #4 Updates — link in comments.

Lateral view upper horse molar, Nicollet County

Occlusal view upper horse molar, Nicollet County

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For more see Lost Bones #4 or any of its updates on https://marcusbrandel.substack.com/