[Véra Eisenmann]

Véra Eisenmann

Les amateurs de Chevaux, curieux de leur évolution, trouveront ici quelques articles publiés à leur intention dans la rubrique « Diffusion des connaissances ».

Toutefois la majeure partie du site, toujours en construction, est destinée Ã des spécialistes et fournit des informations (sytème de mesures, mesures, illustrations, photographies, commentaires, bibliographie) concernant l’ostéologie des Equidés. Pour le moment, c’est surtout les Equidés actuels et quelques Equus fossiles (Equus, Allohippus, Plesippus) qui sont documentés.
En ce qui concerne les Hipparions au sens large, mes données sur les formes d’Amérique du Nord (Merychippus, Cormohipparion, etc.) sont disponibles (en anglais) ainsi que celles sur certains Hipparions de l’ex-Union Soviétique, de France et de Grèce.

Mode d’emploi.

Les numéros (1, 2, 3, etc.) dans les tableaux font référence à des mesures décrites dans les rubriques « Outils Système de mesures pour les os et les dents d’Equus (et d’Hipparions)». Chaque os est figuré avec les légendes correspondantes, mais il faut cliquer sur les vignettes pour que le dessin apparaisse en taille normale.
La rubrique « Outils » contient aussi des explications pratiques concernant des méthodes d’étude (diagrammes de Simpson, estimations de hauteurs au garrot, différenciation des premières phalanges antérieures et postérieures, etc.).

WELCOME.

Most of this site is, and will be, devoted to equids from Merychippus to extant Equus. The information (metric data, photographs, bibliographic references) is given in order to help research specialists or students with their work. Some publications (in Â« Diffusion des Connaissances Â») are intended for a broader public.
The main language of this site is French but many articles were translated in English (in particular those in Â« Tools Â» concerning methods of measurements).

Instructions for use.

Numbers (1, 2, 3, etc.) inside the tables refer to measurements described in « Tools - System of measurements for Equus (or Hipparion) bones and teeth » where corresponding illustrations and captions may be found for each bone (you have to click on the reductions to make them appear full-size).

The rubric Â« Tools Â» contains also practical explanations of techniques such as Simpson’s ratio diagrams, or Â« recipes Â» for calculating the withers height or for differenciating anterior and posterior phalanges.

Most recent articles

Kurgans

Saturday 1 March 2014

At the Institute of Archeology of Kiev are preserved fossils of several Kurgans. – Those of Steblev date to the VÂ° BC. AT K3 there is an upper premolar of E. hemionus. At all other Kurgans there is a small E. caballus (an almost complete skeleton at K6). - From Rusalka (IVÂ° BC) there is (…)

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Ukraine VI BC-IV AD

Saturday 1 March 2014

In the Institute of Archeology at Kiev, there is a rich collection of historic Equus bones which was under study by Dr O.Zhuravlev when I visited in 1992. Dr Zhuravlev guided me and helped me in every way and I wish to express my sincere thanks to him and also to all of his colleagues who warmly (…)

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Bronze Age

Saturday 1 March 2014

The most interesting locality is Novaja Rozanovka (Late Bronze) because it includes absolutely certain Tarpan remains as already noted by Bibikova 1972. The Tarpan is represented by upper cheek teeth, a fragment of MC, and phalanges. Thre is also an upper M2 of E. hydruntinus (5446 of (…)

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Eneolithic

Saturday 1 March 2014

From the Enéolithic of Konstantinovka (IIIÂ° mill. BC), Lower Don, there is at the Zoological Museum of Kiev a first phalanx of E. hydruntinus.

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Tripolie

Saturday 1 March 2014

At Maà¯aki (Late Tripolie) there is evidence of E. caballus (possibly a large Tarpan), E. hydruntinus, and E. hemionus. At Mikhaà¯lovka (Late Tripolie) - of E. hydruntinus and E. hemionus. At Raà¯ki (IVÂ° mill. BC) - of E. caballus. At Luka Vrublevetskaà¯a (Early Tripolian) - of E. caballus.

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Voijn, XI-XIII AD

Friday 28 February 2014

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Natural Trap, Tali, Data

Friday 18 October 2013

In Table 1 are the original data (6 sheets) provided by John Howe. Most measurements were not taken in my way and moreover not in the same way by the people who took them (compare the values on the lateral condyle height on sheet I, II, III and IV, V, VI-1 to 14)). The same specimen (42639) is (…)

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Natural Trap, Radii, Data

Friday 18 October 2013

In Table 1 are the original data (2 sheets) provided by John Howe but measured by a student who apparently made some mistakes. Some data appeared redundant, either because they originated from the right and left side of the same animal or because the same specimen was measured twice. In Table 2 (…)

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Natural Trap Amerhippus cf pseudaltidens, Figures

Friday 18 October 2013

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Natural Trap Caballine, Text

Friday 18 October 2013

Caballine There are a fragmentary mandible, KU 47238 (Fig.1) and a better preserved one, UNSM 51079 (Fig.2,3) associated to a palate (Fig.4). Cups are present on all lower incisors of KU 47238 and on I1-I2 of UNSM 51079. The lower (Fig.5) and upper chek teeth are caballine. I refer (with (…)

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