Puzzle #592

[Karen]

As it t-rns o-t, Horse initiate- the -eal between Horse an- H-man.
In 1867 archeolo-ists fo-n- on the American continent the remains of
the -awn Horse, which -ate- bac- si-ty million years, to the Eocene perio-.
The species called Eohipp-s e-ol-e- abo-t a million years a-o into E---s Callab-s,
ancient ancestor to the mo-ern horse. Mi-ratin- from the American continent
-sin- lan- bri--es to E-rope an- Asia, E---s an- its many species ma-e
their way into e-ery corner of the worl- an- a-apte- to e-ery climate on the planet.



Letters left to guess:

DFGJKLPQUXZ

happylabs (and Tinker): T (38) R(24) E(58) S(25) O (34) C(16) L(15) Y(7)= 293
Felicia's Mom: N(37) P (8)= 37
cassiesmom: H(20) W(5) = 25
Pinot's Mom: I(32) A(38) M(12)= 152
Freckles: F(4) = 4
mrspunkysmom: B(5)=5

[happylabs]

That was an accident, D is still available!

LOL..I will take the D then. This is a tough one. Still some words I am clueless on.

[Karen]

As it t-rns o-t, Horse initiated the deal between Horse and H-man.
In 1867 archeolo-ists fo-nd on the American continent the remains of
the Dawn Horse, which dated bac- si-ty million years, to the Eocene period.
The species called Eohipp-s e-ol-ed abo-t a million years a-o into E---s Callab-s,
ancient ancestor to the modern horse. Mi-ratin- from the American continent
-sin- land brid-es to E-rope and Asia, E---s and its many species made
their way into e-ery corner of the world and adapted to e-ery climate on the planet.


Letters left to guess:

FGJKLPQUXZ

happylabs (and Tinker): T (38) R(24) E(58) S(25) O (34) C(16) L(15) Y(7) D(20) = 313
Felicia's Mom: N(37) P (8)= 37
cassiesmom: H(20) W(5) = 25
Pinot's Mom: I(32) A(38) M(12)= 152
Freckles: F(4) = 4
mrspunkysmom: B(5)=5

[Bibette & Lulu]

Oooh - better late than never - I am requesting "U", please.

[Karen]

Bibette & Lulu, U would have solved nearly the whole puzzle, and was a big clue! rarely is it doubled, but it is in Equus!

But mrsspunkysmom solved it, it was:

As it turns out, Horse initiated the deal between Horse and Human.

In 1867 archeologists found on the American continent the remains of
the Dawn Horse, which dated back sixty million years, to the Eocene period.
The species called Eohippus evolved about a million years ago into Equus Callabus*,
ancient ancestor to the modern horse. Migrating from the American continent
using land bridges to Europe and Asia, Equus and its many species made
their way into every corner of the world and adapted to every climate on the planet.

*however Callabus is misspelled, a mistake I made when transcribing the quote, sorry very one, it should be "Caballus"

Anyway, she has asked that I pass it along to the highest pointgetter, which is happylabs by a landslide!

[Bibette & Lulu]

Yep - I was ready to solve!!! You set a pretty high bar, Mayor Karen

[Karen]

It's from a book on my desk, so I thought it was an interesting quote.

The funny thing is, reading further along, horses then went extinct in North American and returned only when people brought them back!