192 ANIMALS OF THE PAST 



The past history of the horse is very completely illustrated not 

 only by many examples of feet and skulls, but by numerous com- 

 plete skeletons showing well the progress from the little four-toed 

 Eohippus — as he is now called — to the modern horse. What 

 differences in size and build have taken place in recent times 

 through the agency of man is shown by skeletons of recent horses 

 varying in size and build from the massive dray horse to the 

 graceful Arabian and the Shetland Pony. Those especially 

 interested in the horse may obtain very complete information from 

 the Guide Leaflet on the Evolution of the Horse. 



Other exhibits deal with the brief (comparatively) but remark- 

 able career of the great Titanotheres, and the evoluiion of the 

 camel, while the great Mylodon and his relatives and the asphalt 

 trap of La Brea with its prey are both displayed. 



