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Jun 10, 2024 · Equus—the genus to which all modern equines, including horses, asses, and zebras, belong—evolved from Pliohippus some 4 million to 4.5 million years ago during the Pliocene. Equus shows even greater development of the spring mechanism
The evolution of the horse, a mammal of the family Equidae, occurred over a geologic time scale of 50 million years, transforming the small, dog-sized, forest-dwelling Eohippus into the modern horse. Paleozoologists have been able to piece together a more complete outline of the evolutionary lineage of the modern horse than of any other animal.
Jun 26, 2013 · We used this data set to address fundamental questions in horse evolution: (1) the timing of the origins of the genus Equus; (2) the demographic history of modern horses; (3) the divergence...
- Ludovic Orlando, Aurelien Ginolhac, Guojie Zhang, Duane Froese, Anders Albrechtsen, Mathias Stiller,...
- 2013
The evolution of the horse, a mammal of the family Equidae, occurred over a geologic time scale of 50 million years, transforming the small, dog-sized, forest-dwelling Eohippus into the modern horse.
Jul 6, 2023 · The modern horse, Equus ferus caballus, is the result of a long lineage of evolutionary changes that began around 55 million years ago. The earliest ancestors of horses were small mammals known as Eohippus or Hyracotherium, which lived during the Eocene epoch.
- Evelyn Miranda
Jun 10, 2024 · It comprises a single species, Equus caballus, divided into numerous varieties. Between about 6,000 years ago, when it was domesticated, and the emergence of mechanized vehicles, it was used as a draft animal and as one of the chief means of transportation.
Explore the fascinating evolutionary journey of the horse, from its tiny forest-dwelling ancestor called the Dawn Horse to the modern steed. Encounter scientists unlocking the genetic basis of...
