Fossil horses from “Eohippus” (Hyracotherium) to Equus: Scaling, Cope'S Law, and the evolution of body size

Paleobiology

Volumn 4, Issue , 1986, Pages 355-369

  Macfadden, Bruce J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0022900682     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: 19385331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0094837300003109     Document Type: Article

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