Evolution of Old World Equus and origin of the zebra-ass clade
Abstract Evolution of the genus Equus has been a matter of long debate with a multitude of hypotheses. Currently, there is no consensus on either the taxonomic content nor phylogeny of Equus. Some hypotheses segregate Equus species into three genera, Plesippus, Allohippus and Equus. Also, the evolut...
Main Authors: | Omar Cirilli, Luca Pandolfi, Lorenzo Rook, Raymond L. Bernor |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-05-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89440-9 |
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