- Object name(s):
- fossil: mammal; EQUIDAE: Equus caballus: horse; horse bone
- Brief description:
- This horse leg bone was found at Kents Cavern. Horse’s legs are adapted for running, and the unusual arrangement of a horse’s limb bones enables them to reach great speed. 50 million years ago the ancestors of modern horses would have been small and had more than one toe on each leg. Over millions of years the horse has evolved to walk on just a single toe. This object is on display at RAMM in the Down to Earth gallery.
- Collection:
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Current location:
- On display
- Dimension:
- whole length 220 mm
- Dimension:
- whole W 45 mm
- Dimension:
- whole H 30 mm
- Field collection place:
- Torquay
- Place coordinates:
- -3.5030000000000001,50.468200000000003
- Field collection place:
- Devon
- Place coordinates:
- -3.5030000000000001,50.468200000000003
- Field collection place:
- United Kingdom: England
- Place coordinates:
- -3.5030000000000001,50.468200000000003
- Field collection place:
- Northern Europe
- Place coordinates:
- -3.5030000000000001,50.468200000000003
- Field collection place:
- Europe
- Place coordinates:
- -3.5030000000000001,50.468200000000003
- Object name:
- fossil: mammal; EQUIDAE: Equus caballus (Linnaeus,1758): horse; horse bone
- Object number:
- 31/2006/708b
- Reproduction number:
- 31-2006-708b.jpg
- Reproduction number:
- 31-2006-708b-shot1.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Natural Sciences
- Responsible department/section:
- Fossils
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/dfacbf74-341a-3ef1-a58f-4df5bf519498
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/dfacbf74-341a-3ef1-a58f-4df5bf519498, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0
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