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Cambaytherium thewissi

  • 10-04-2015 11:37am
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    Linnaeus
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    Hello Adam, hello everyone,

    In November of 2014, a sensational discovery was made in India: the partial skeletal remains of a pig-sized mammal which may very well represent the true "missing link" in equine evolution. Cambaytherium thewissi (such is the name given to this animal) is superficially similar to the proto-horse Hyracotherium (once called Eohippus), but more primitive in structure. Classified by most palaeontologists as a basal perissodactyl, Cambaytherium t. is now considered to be an ancestor not only of horses but also of tapirs and rhinos. The physical aspect of this little creature is more "horsey" than anything else, however, and it seems quite certain...at least to me...that we have here the genuine great-great-great granddaddy of the equidae.

    I have been doing intensive research on Cambaytherium thewissi, and also on his forebears among the condylarths, from Ectoconus to Phenacodus and Tetraclaenodon. All of these mammals form part of the family tree which eventually led to the horses.

    I am eagerly awaiting the discovery of complete skeletons of Cambaytherium t., so that I might be able to continue my research.


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