Using Fossil Teeth to Study the Evolution of Horses in Response to a Changing Climate

Julie Bokor; Jennifer Broo; Jessica Mahoney

doi:10.1525/abt.2016.78.2.166

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1 February 2016 Using Fossil Teeth to Study the Evolution of Horses in Response to a Changing Climate

Julie Bokor, Jennifer Broo, Jessica Mahoney

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The American Biology Teacher, 78(2):166-170 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2016.78.2.166

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Students measure and sketch physical characteristics of 15 fossilized horse teeth. Each student group creates a graph that summarizes the trend between age of the fossil and length of the tooth. Plant information cards summarizing the flora of each epoch and guided analysis questions allow students to develop an explanation for the change in horse teeth in response to plant evolution due to a changing climate.

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Julie Bokor, Jennifer Broo, and Jessica Mahoney "Using Fossil Teeth to Study the Evolution of Horses in Response to a Changing Climate," The American Biology Teacher 78(2), 166-170, (1 February 2016). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2016.78.2.166

Published: 1 February 2016

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