Microstructural characteristics of hair of pleistocene mummy of “Bilibino horse” Equus sp
2012
Spasskaya, N. N. | Chernova, O. F. | Ibraev, M. V.
The microstructure of hair of all mummified horses found in Northeastern Siberia has been studied for the first time in a comparative aspect by means of light optical and electron microscopy techniques. The possibility of using hair of horse mummies of different geological ages for a comparative analysis has been demonstrated. No fundamental differences were found in hair microstructure between the mummy of the “Bilibino” horse Equus sp. (geological age 58500 years) and mummified remains of the Lena horse Equus lenesis Russanov, 1968 (geological age 38 5000–29 500 years), which suggests their close relationship. It has been shown that morphological adaptations in the structure of the equine hair coat formed during the Pleistocene and Holocene under the specific climate conditions of Northeastern Siberia.
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