Salima, you probably know how to tell MOST horses from mules, and all
horses from donkey or zebra, by the "stand up test"? It's a simple method,
very effective if you have nearly complete skulls. And it works on a set
of morphological characteristics, or you might say the configuration, of
the auditory part of the basicranium, which can easily be seen and
evaluated even where all you have is the broken back end of a skull. The
"character states" are explained in my (now antique, and much argued)
paper "Stripes Do Not a Zebra Make" in Systematic Zool. If you want quick
explanation of the "stand up technique", write back; others here might be
curious about it as well. -- Deb Bennett
> Dear All
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> I have some literature on the horse vs donkey stuff, but would
> appreciate any bibliography that you can point me to so I do not
> overlook anything important. Measurements particularly welcome. Have
> tooth info.
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> Best,
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> Salima Ikram (Dr)
> Professor of Egyptology
> Egyptology Unit Head
> American University in Cairo
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