The Lena horse, Equus lenensis, is an extinct species of horse from the Late Pleistocene and Holocene of Siberia, surviving until about 5,000 years ago. It is known from several preserved frozen mummies, including the Indigirka, Selerikan and Dukarsk horses and a two-month-old foal found in the Batagaika crater in Yakutia. Adults were small, about 300 to 365 kilograms and 1.35 metres at the withers, with a stocky build, long thick hair and a brown to light bay or dun coat with a dark mane. It lived in cold steppe-tundra, grazed on grasses and sedges, and used its hooves to clear snow. Genetic studies show that its lineage split from living horses about 115,000 years ago.
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Specimens of Equus lenensis are primarily known from the northernmost part of Siberia, above the 60th parallel north
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is an extinct species of horse from the Late Pleistocene and Holocene (until around 5,000 years ago / 3000 BC) of Siberia.
Ecology
Equus lenensis lived in cold steppe-tundra environments in Siberia.
Ecology, diet
Dental mesowear analysis suggests that Lena horses were grazers
Description
with adult individuals estimated to have a body mass of around 300-365 kilograms (661-805 lb)
Distribution and discoveries
Specimens of Equus lenensis are primarily known from the northernmost part of Siberia, above the 60th parallel north
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genus of mammals in the perissodactyl family Equidae, which includes horses, asses, and zebras.
Child Taxon Of: Equus, Lead
genus of mammals in the perissodactyl family Equidae, which includes horses, asses, and zebras.
In Group: Odd-Toed Ungulates (Perissodactyla), Lead
genus of mammals in the perissodactyl family Equidae, which includes horses, asses, and zebras.
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