The rise of horses
55 million years of evolution
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Author
Publication
2009 - Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland
Language
English
Word Count
52,750 words, Guess
Page Count
211 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveriseofhorses55mi0000fran
- ISBN-100801893739
- ISBN-139780801893735
- LibraryThing9550584
- Library of Congress Control Number2008056006
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number298538023
- Better World Books9780801893735
- Open LibraryOL22974734M
Classifications
- DDC599.665/138
- LCCQL737.U62 F73 2009
- LCCQL737.U62F7313 2010
and 2 more
- LCCQL737.U62 F7313 2010
- LCCQL737.U62 F73 2010
Description
"One of the world's leading experts on horse evolution traces the origins, evolution, and diversification of the equines." "Long domesticated, related to rhinoceroses, and descended from a creature the size of a hare, horses are a fascinating study in evolution. Jens Franzen's account explores the early evolution and eventual diversification of horse anatomy to explain how and why these once widespread and varied mammals became the common horses, zebras, and asses we know today. Beginning with their evolutionary rise roughly 55 million years ago, Franzen traces a history etched in fossils. He explains how improving body construction and energy balance allowed some horses to enter and thrive in new environments while others failed and became extinct. In presenting this story, Franzen hews closely to the Frankfurt theory of evolution and explains how it applies to the wide variations in the evolution of horse species."--Jacket.
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