Woodward Original Early Drawing of Hipparion - Ushering

WOODWARD, Alice B. (1862–1951).
Hipparion.
Original Illustration in pen, ink and grey wash, heightened in white.
c.1905-1912.
10 3/8" x 7 1/4" sheet.

Original artwork for Henry R. Knipe's "Evolution in the Past". Illustrated on page 169.

Hipparion (Greek, "pony") is an extinct genus of horse that lived in North America, Asia, Europe, and Africa during the Miocene through Pleistocene ~23 Mya—781,000 years ago. It lived in non-forested, grassy plains, shortgrass prairie or steppes. Hipparion resembled the modern horse, but still had two vestigial outer toes (in addition to its hoof). In some species, these outer toes were functional. Hipparion was about 1.4 meters (4.6 ft) tall at the shoulder.