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Eohippus the first prehistoric horse is also known by what name?
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∙ 15y ago
The true answer for this answer is Hyracotherium. It had 4 toes on each of its front feet, but 3 on each of its hind legs. It then envolved to a series of different animals, but at the end, the result was gorgeous-- it was Equus (Also known as the modern horse). I really like this questoin, but it also has another answer-- Dawn horse. Eohippus means Dawn Horse, so that is a nother answer to your awesome answer! :D
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How is the eohippus related to the modern day horse?
Eohippus, meaning 'dawn horse' in Latin, is generally considered the oldest known evolutionary ancestor of today's modern horse.
What does eohippus mean?
An eohippus is the earliest known type of horse. They where about the size of a fow with four toes in the front and three toes in the back.Horse Isle Answer: dawn horse
Is a horse a prehistoric animal?
Yes, the earliest known horse-ancestor, Hyracotherium or Eohippus, has been dated back to the Eocene, around 60 million years ago. This is only five million years after the extinction of the dinosaurs, making horses one of the earliest known distinct family of mammals.
What is the hyracotherium or Eohippus?
Eohippus was the first KNOWN descendant of the horse we know today. It was about the size of our average day fox. It had four toes on it's front feet and three on the back.
What are ergots and chestnuts remnants of?
Ergots and chestnuts are believed to be remnants of vestigial of Eohippus. This was an early relative the horse that is known today.
When were discovered?
Horse were first hunted over 30,000 years ago as seen in cave painting of prehistoric cave dwellers. The horse was only domesticated a little over 9,000 years ago in the area now known as Kazakhstan.
What did the horse come from?
The first known ancestor of the horse was a creature called Eohippus (greek for Dawn Horse). Its scientific name is hyracotherium. This creature had four toes on each front foot and five on the hind foot, a short tufted tail, and was about the size of a domestic cat. This animal evolved into the modern horse. A number of intermediates are known, with gradually fewer toes. First the fourth toe on the forefoot, and the first and fifth on the hindfoot, shrink. Then the two outer toes on each foot shrink until the horse stands on the tip of a single toe as the modern horse (Equus caballus) does. One of the intermediates was Merychippus, which stood on one toe but had two others present.
When were horses born?
This question cannot be answered since there is no known time when the first horse was born.
Where was iron first found?
Iron was known in prehistoric times; therefore, there is no precise answer to this question.
What size was the earliest ancestor of the horses?
Hyracotherium, the earliest-known ancestor of the modern horse, is estimated to be only 60 cm in length and only weighs around 15 to 16 kg (36 lb), which is the size of a small to medium-sized dog.
If a horse is afraid what is there first instinct is to?
When a horse is frightened or afraid their first instinct is to Flee, run or get away. known as spooking.
Where was the first tortoise found?
Tortoises have been known since prehistoric times, so their first discoverer has long been lost to history.
