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| Modern perissodactyls include the horses, rhinos and tapirs. There are a number of extinct groups as well. All modern species have a mesaxonic foot, with the axis of the hand or foot passing through the middle of the 3rd digit. Modern horses have a single digit, while tapirs and rhinos have three. |
Horses
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Domestic Horse (Equus caballus). The modern domestic horse, today found in nearly world-wide. Length of skull: 21.3 inches. Price $240.00 |
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Przewalski's Horse (Equus caballus przewalskii). The only wild, undomesticated form of
Equus caballus which survived into modern times.
Length of skull: 21.5 inches. Price: $240.00 |
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Plains Zebra (Equus burchelli) Length of skull: 20.9 inches. Price: $240.00 |
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Extinct Fossil Horse of Rancho La Brea (Eqqus occidentalis) Length of skull: 23.0 inches. Price: $420.00 |
Rhinos
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White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) Length of skull: 18.0 inches. Price: $900.00 |
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Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) Length of skull: 23.0 inches. Price: $900.00 |
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Woolly Rhinoceros Fossil (Coelodonta antiquitatis) Length of skull: 31 inches. Price: $346.00 |
Tapirs
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Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) Length of skull: 16.0 inches. Price: $350.00 |
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Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus) Length of skull: 17.8 inches. Price: $350.00 |
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Bairds Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) . Length of skull: 15.7 inches. Price: $350.00 |
References for Perissodactyls:
Sisson S & Grossman JD (1953) The Anatomy of the Domestic Animals. 4th edition, revised. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Company. (horse anatomy)
Olsen, S. J. 1982. An Osteology of Some Maya Mammals. Harvard University, Peabody Museum. (tapir osteology)
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