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Evolution of Horses

By Macklogan84
  • 52 BCE

    eohippus

    eohippus
    The earliest forerunner of
    horse—small, primitive horse similar to
    The size of a fox
  • 32 BCE

    Mesohippus

    Mesohippus
    An extinct genus of early horse.
    The size of a bobcat.
  • 15 BCE

    Merychippus

    Merychippus
    The first horse known to have grazed.
    The size of a mule.
  • 5 BCE

    Pliohippus

    Pliohippus
    The size of a donkey.

  • Equus

    Equus
    The first modern-day horse.

  • Horse

    Horse
    A domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal.