Mammal Gallery

Small three-toed horse from fossil beds in South Dakota

Three-toed Hipparion from the Niobrara beds in South Dakota, an ancestor of the horse.
Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 1903 illustration

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Lewis and Clark shoot a grizzly bear, unknown to whites, during their exploration of Louisiana Territory.
Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of sketch by Patrick Goss, a member of the Corps of Discovery

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