[Rockhounds] Modern horses have lost their additional toes

[Paul]

Ancestors of Modern Horses Had
Hooved Toes Instead of Single Hoof
SciNews, June 20, 2023
https://www.sci.news/paleontology/modern-horse-toes-12022.html

, scientists confirm
University of Bristol, June 21, 2023
https://bristol.ac.uk/news/2023/june/horses-lost-their-toes.html

The paper is:

Alan Vincelette et al. 2023. Hipparion tracks and horses’
toes: the evolution of the equid single hoof. Royal Society
Open Science, in press; doi: 10.1098/rsos.230358
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsos.230358

Yours,

Paul H.