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29 cze 2017 · They found two major lineages responsible for almost all modern horses: Arabian horses from the Arabian Peninsula and the now-extinct Turkoman horses from the Eurasian Steppe, the researchers report today in Current Biology.
The original sequence of species believed to have evolved into the horse was based on fossils discovered in North America in 1879 by paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh. The sequence, from Eohippus to the modern horse (Equus), was popularized by Thomas Huxley and became one of the most widely known examples of a clear evolutionary progression.
“The Horse Encyclopedia” – This book explores the evolution and anatomy of the horse, its place in history, art, and culture, and includes gorgeous photography of horse breeds worldwide. It’s a comprehensive resource for understanding the origins, history, and characteristics of various breeds.
20 paź 2021 · Nature - Analysis of 273 ancient horse genomes reveals that modern domestic horses originated in the Western Eurasian steppes, especially the lower Volga-Don region.
26 paź 2024 · Archaeological evidence indicates that the domestication of horses had taken place by approximately 6,000 years ago in the steppelands north of the Black Sea from Ukraine to Kazakhstan. Despite intensive study over a long period of time, many questions remain about the early development of the species as it underwent domestication.
10 cze 2024 · Orlando and the team analyzed DNA from 475 ancient Eurasian horses—some of which lived as far back as 50,000 years ago—and 77 modern, domesticated horses representing 40 different breeds and ...
A Brief History of Horses. By 55 million years ago, the first members of the horse family, the dog-sized Hyracotherium, were scampering through the forests that covered North America. For more than half their history, most horses remained small, forest browsers.
