The evolution of the horse is one of the best records of change through time within the fossil record. From the tiny 'dawn horse' fifty-million-years-ago to the modern Equus, the horse and its ancestors have roamed the earth as one of evolution's most successful mammals.

JOHN HUTCHINSON is a Professor of Evolutionary Biomechanics at the Royal Veterinary College in London, researching how locomotion evolved in different groups of land vertebrates. He talks with MARK from Evolution Soup about the origins of the horse, its geographical distribution, and how humans came to harness this magnificent animal.

00:00 START
01:24 JOHN'S BACKGROUND
03:05 EVOLUTIONARY BIOMECHANICS
03:48 PERISSODACTYLS
09:42 TOES TO HOOVES
20:45 HORSE GEOGRAPHY
23:18 HORSES & HUMANS
26:18 JOHN'S DINO WORK



LINKS FOR JOHN HUTCHINSON


TWITTER: @johnrhutchinson

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SITES:

https://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com

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https://dawndinos.com/




RESEARCH PAPERS

https://peerj.com/articles/2164/

https://peerj.com/articles/11314/

Functional specialisation of pelvic limb anatomy in horses (Equus caballus) https://bit.ly/3au3TYS



FOOTAGE:

Madison, Wisconson Drone Footage via
PrimoMedia - Chris Biela

Horse footage via James Thomason, dunelakeslodge

Rhino drone footage via Snugos

Animal biomechanics footage via Logemas


Artist Julio Lacerda: @lacerda.julio


Classic paleo art by Heinrich Harder (1858 – 1935) 


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