Evolution of Equidae

So here's the third poster that shows the evolution of a specific group of animals which I illustrated. After Proboscidea and Dinosauria now it's Equidae's turn.

Evolution and Adaptive Radiation of Equidae. Mixed media (traditional art + digital work), 2011.

Drawings/Illustrations by Vladimir Nikolov (the drawings were done in 2010).
Digital Work and Editing by Docho Dochev.
Diagram Concept after Bruce J. MacFaden (2005). Fossil Horses- Evidence for Evolution. Science, Vol. 307, p. 1728-1730.

This image is property of Geology and Paleontology Department of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" [link] . DO NOT USE this image without authors' permission and always give a proper credit! This image is not made for commercial use!

References: Bruce J. MacFaden (2005). Fossil Horses- Evidence for Evolution. Science, Vol. 307, pp. 1728-1730.
Leonard Radinsky (1984). Ontogeny and Phylogeny in Horse Skull Evolution. Evolution, Vol. 38, No. 1., pp. 1-15.
RICHARD C. HULBERT, JR. AND BRUCE J. MACFADDEN (1991). Morphological Transformation and Cladogenesis at the Base of the Adaptive Radiation of Miocene Hypsodont Horses. AMERICAN MUSEUM NOVITATES.
Bruce J. MacFadden (1985). Patterns of Phylogeny and Rates of Evolution in Fossil Horses: Hipparions from the Miocene and Pliocene of North America. Paleobiology, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 245-257.
Online references: Wikipedia (for various photographs of actual specimens and basic info on equids), Google (photographs of actual specimens and modern horses) and 's gallery (various skeletal drawings).

I want to thank to Latinka Hristova (paleontologist at National Museum of Natural History Sofia) for the kindly given PDFs and other useful information.

This poster will be used mainly by bachelor students in specialties Geology and Biology.

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