Horses for Courses: An Evolutionary Radiation

Synopsis: The story of the horse from 50 million years ago to the present time. Shows fossil horses and examines the evolution of the features we see in the modern horse. Examines the anatomical changes which led to the horses’ ability to run fast and jump well by means of modern cladistic analysis, not the outmoded idea of orthogenesis.
Series: Evolution, Course S365
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1992
Availability: Off-air recording licence
Sale; 1998 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Biology
Keywords: evolution; fossils; horses; palaeontology

Producer

David Jackson

Writer

Peter Skelton

Cast

Peter Skelton

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