Yukon horse biography
Yukon horse biography
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Equus lambei
Extinct species of horse
Equus lambei, commonly known as the Yukon horse or Yukon wild horse,[1][2] is an extinctspecies of the genusEquus.
Equus lambei ranged across North America until approximately 10,000 years ago. Based on recent examinations of the mtDNA of Equus lambei remains, scientists have concluded that E.
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lambei was probably much like the extinct tarpan, also known as the Eurasian wild horse, and the living Przewalski's horse.[3][4] A partial carcass of Equus lambei is on display at the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre in Whitehorse, Yukon.[5]
Description
Evidence from E.
lambei mtDNA has shown that Equus lambei is a close relative of the modern wild horse, including the domestic horse, Equus caballus.[6][7][2] Controversy still surrounds E. lambei and the divergence of other similar extinct horse species.
Through examinations of the bone