General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History . MAMMALS OF THE LOWER PLIOCENE PERIOD IN NORTHERN NEBRASKA. During this period short-limbed rhinoceroses lived with ancient camels with no humps and single-toed horses of small size. Murals by Charles R. Knight specimens. As shown by skeletons ofhorse and man iri another hall, the singletoe of the horse corresponds to the mid-dle finger or toe of man, and the samecorrespondence is seen in each of theother leg and arm bones. In the modernhorse, all but the middle finger and toehave disappeared, or have been reduced
General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History . MAMMALS OF THE LOWER PLIOCENE PERIOD IN NORTHERN NEBRASKA. During this period short-limbed rhinoceroses lived with ancient camels with no humps and single-toed horses of small size. Murals by Charles R. Knight specimens. As shown by skeletons ofhorse and man iri another hall, the singletoe of the horse corresponds to the mid-dle finger or toe of man, and the samecorrespondence is seen in each of theother leg and arm bones. In the modernhorse, all but the middle finger and toehave disappeared, or have been reducedto splint bones, but the remote ancestorof the horse had five toes. (See GuideLeaflet No. 36, The Evolution of theHorse.) The Horse Under Domestication (Index Plan, p. 19, Floor IV, Hall 2a) This hall is devoted to exhibits illus-trating the great modifications that manhas brought about by selection in adapt-ing the horse to his various needs. Under his management speed has been increased in the race horse, weight andstrength in the draft horse, while theShetland Pony has been
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