Horse

3D Model

3D scan of an anatomical preparation of a skull of horse (Equus ferus caballus).

The horse is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of the wild horse Equus ferus. Humans began domesticating horses around 4000 BCE, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BCE.

Specimen: horse, Equus ferus caballus Linnaeus, 1758

Inventory number: C 528

Collection: Natural History Museum University of Pisa

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Scanned and edited by Simone Farina

Scanner: Artec spider