The Fossil Horses of the Texas Gulf Coastal Plain: A Revision
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Date
1975-05
Authors
Forsten, Ann-Marie
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Texas Memorial Museum, The University of Texas at Austin
Abstract
Sixteen species of nine genera of fossil horses from the Texas Gulf Coastal Plain are redescribed or described and compared with forms known from other areas of North America. Similar forms are found to occur especially in faunas of the Great Plains, Florida, and the West Coast. The evolution of the coastal plain horses and their presumed phylogenetic importance is discussed. The fossil horses are shown generally to confirm Patton's (1969) correlation of the four local faunas of the Texas Gulf Coastal Plain.
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Contents: Abstract -- Introduction -- Material, Methods, Abbreviations, and Nomenclature -- Systematic Description -- The Evolution of the Equidae on the Texas Gulf Coastal Plain -- Characterisitcs and Correlation of the Coastal Plain Faunas -- Summary and Conclusions -- Literature Cited