. Animals of the past. Paleontology. THE ANCESTRY OF THE HORSE 169 the toes were not the only changes that were required to transform the progeny of the Hy- raeothere into a horse. These are the most evident; but the increased complexity in the structure of the teeth was quite as HIPPOTHERIUM ISONESUn. COPE EQUUS EXCELSU5 LEIDY EQUUS CABALLUS. LINN " DOMESTIC HORSE " of the Horse. The teeth of gnawing animals have often been compared to a chisel which is made of a steel plate with soft iron backing, and the teeth of a horse, or of other grass-eating animals, are simply an
. Animals of the past. Paleontology. THE ANCESTRY OF THE HORSE 169 the toes were not the only changes that were required to transform the progeny of the Hy- raeothere into a horse. These are the most evident; but the increased complexity in the structure of the teeth was quite as HIPPOTHERIUM ISONESUn. COPE EQUUS EXCELSU5 LEIDY EQUUS CABALLUS. LINN " DOMESTIC HORSE " of the Horse. The teeth of gnawing animals have often been compared to a chisel which is made of a steel plate with soft iron backing, and the teeth of a horse, or of other grass-eating animals, are simply an elaboration of this idea. The hard. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lucas, Frederic A. (Frederic Augustus), 1852-1929. New York, McClure, Phillips & Co.
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