Robert J. Emry and Hyracotherium Skeleton
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Creator: Krantz, Victor
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1985
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 4, Folder: May 1985
The skeleton of a Hyracotherium, a tiny horse that heralded one of the major evolutionary trends of the age of mammals - the move to grazing - from the National Museum of Natural History's new exhibit "Mammals in the Limelight," opening May 30, 1985. In the background is Robert Emry, Curator of fossil mammals in the Department of Paleobiology, who was in charge of the planning committee for the hall.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Featured in the "Torch," May 1985.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 4, Folder: May 1985
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1985
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95-1207
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Object; Medium: Photographic print