Jennifer, I've had major help in this area by referring to:
Damuth, John and Bruce J. MacFadden. 1990. Body Size in Mammalian
Paleobiology: Estimation and Biological Implications. Cambridge Univ.
Press, Cambridge, MA, 397 pp.
....in which you will find Kathleen Scott's and Christine Janis' papers
crucially important for helping you to answer your question. Cheers -- Dr.
Deb
> Is it possible to estimate horse withers height from the third metacarpal
> or
> is individual variation of this bone too great? A reminder of the
> reference
> for estimating withers heights in horses would be great too.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jennifer
>
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