Artifact description: A skeleton of the entire Hagerman Horse is presented. Photo credit: Smithsonian Institution Artifact caption: Hagerman Fossil Beds has produced 20 complete skeletons of Equus simplicidens, the Hagerman Horse. The skull shows cracks, sediment, and missing pieces as one would expect for its age. This view shows the eye sockets, upper jaw area, and the elongated nose. The picture angle is from above looking down onto the top portion of the skull. Artifact description: This image shows a Hagerman Horse skull. The monument is significant for its variety, quantity, and quality of animal and plant fossils. Artifact caption: Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, in Idaho, is most famous for the Hagerman Horse, which is also the state fossil. Their descriptions and associated text follow. The dark bluish river water reflects the varied colors of yellow, tan, and green, brown and red that run through the layers.Photo credit: National Park Service Hagerman Horse Fossilsĭescription: Three different views of the Hagerman Horse fossil are displayed on the left side of side one. The sandy edges of the horizontal bluffs slump off in spots exposing the layers of sediment deposited during the Pliocene epoch. The blue sky and sunny rays illuminate the sagebrush covered monument as it undulates gracefully north and west into the distance. A View of the Hagerman Fossil BedsĬolor photo description: Taken from above, this is an aerial view of the eastern edge of the monument as it slopes down to the Snake River. The second side presents information about the Oregon Trail, Hagerman today and a map. The first side provides information about the fossils found here as well as two time lines to help orientate us to where the Hagerman fossils are in time. There is a combination of text, contemporary and historic photographs and illustrations.
Its format consists of a two-sided brochure with six accordion folded panels. This is the audio-only described version of Hagerman Fossil Bed National Monument’s official brochure. Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument Quick Overview
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