Genomics and the Evolutionary History of Equids

The equid family contains only one single extant genus, Equus, including seven living species grouped into horses on the hand and zebras asses other. In contrast, equine fossil record shows that an extraordinarily richer diversity existed in past provides multiple examples of a highly dynamic evolution punctuated by several waves explosive radiations extinctions, cross-continental migrations, local adaptations. recent years, genomic technologies have provided new analytical solutions enhanced our understanding evolution, radiation within Equus; extinction dynamics lineages; domestication history two individual species, horse donkey. Here, we provide overview these developments suggest areas for further research.