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More extinct equids

Threnody June 15, 2011 June 15, 2011

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Taylor Made Fossils is now offering a cheaper set of extinct equid fossils! http://www.taylormadefossils.com/dinosaurs_horses.html I'm excited, but sadly I don't think I'll be saving up for it. Hipparion and Pliohippus likely didn't directly contribute to Equus. It would be really neat if they could have switched them out with Merychippus and Dinohippus respectively. And the example for Hipparion has two very different individual animals who contributed to the examples. The hind leg is shorter and much finer boned than the foreleg. I also wish some teaching examples showed the leg 360 degrees around without the back of the legs being obstructed by supports, it's neat to see how the splint bones developed over time. I'm probably going to end up making my own replicas because I'm too picky :lol: Some girls collect and make model horses, I have fossil replicas. Not expecting everyone to understand this random babble. Had to vent somewhere. :rofl Thanks for reading this far. ^_^

rabbitsfizz Sat, 06/18/2011 - 10:45

I'm still cross that antiquated hide bound rules of naming have lost us the cool "Eohippus" and left us with the undescriptive "Hyrocotherium"
These are good though, but, since your point is valid why do you not email them and ask for their reasoning ?

Threnody Sun, 06/19/2011 - 20:18

They get the products from multiple sources. This is a set that appears to be out of date since the species I mentioned, which are no longer part of the suspected line of evolution, used to be. You have a good idea there. I think I will email them and see if they have other forms available to put together a separate leg set. ^_^

I also miss the term Eohippus. "Dawn horse" is a better descriptive than "hyrax-like beast."

Threnody Thu, 06/23/2011 - 21:00

I really want one too! Skulls Unlimited was offering a full skeleton of a two headed calf who had two separate spines going into one pelvis and half a set of ribs on each spine. Not there anymore unfortunately, but so neat.

Dogrose Fri, 06/24/2011 - 18:23

There is a stuffed split faced calf head in my local museum, my OH took a good pic I will have to steal it. I think there is a two headed lamb too.

NZ Appaloosas Sat, 06/25/2011 - 00:00

Steve, our vet and the person whom MP shadowed when here, is mentioned in a book about a multi-legged (more than 4) lamb he delivered some years ago.

Diane

Monsterpony Sat, 06/25/2011 - 01:32

It had 8 legs! And some religion or something thought it was an important sign so they came and interviewed him for a book they wrote about it.