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Modern horses evolved from perissodactyl ancestors (hoofed mammals with an odd number of toes). One of the earliest ancestors of the modern horse was hyracotherium. It was more or less the size of a terrier and had odd toes but no real hooves yet. Which each successive species the middle toe got larger and larger while the four other toes got smaller, and that is how modern horses have one big hoof on each foot.
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∙ 12y agoHorses have not evolved. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth in six days, and he rested on the seventh. Genesis 1:24 says " And God said, Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: Livestock, Creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to it's kind." This was done on the sixth day. So you see no animals evolved, and nether did humans or anything else. That is My opinion.
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∙ 13y agoModern horses are more refined than their ancesters and more specialized. An example would be if you want a horse to cut cattle a stock-type horse is usually better than a Thoroughbred or Clydesdale.
*Ancestral horses were much smaller (maybe a few feet high) and had toes instead of the one hoof.
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∙ 14y agoThe first horses were not only almost the size of a fox, they had toes. Eventually, the horse became bigger and the toes became one hoof.
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What has been around longer horses or wolves?
The Wolf and the Horse have been around for roughly the same length of time, as they evolved over the same time frame.
What is warmbloods horse?
The warmblood is a mix of 'hotbloods' and 'coldbloods'. Hotbloods include horses such as Thoroughbreds and Arabs, they are lightweight horses and finer in build than the coldblood and warmblood. These evolved in warm environments and are sharp and react very quickly. Coldbloods include draught horses and heavyweights such as Shires. They are big built horses and used to be used on farms and as cart horses, in some places they still are. These evolved in a cold environment. The words 'Coldblood', 'Warmblood' and 'Hotblood' do not in anyway refer to body temperature. Warmbloods have resulted from crossbreeding 'hotbloods' and 'coldbloods'. In attemt to get the athletism from the 'hotblood' and the bravery and calmer tempermant from the 'coldblood'. Hope that helps!
Were there prehistoric horses in S America?
It depends on how 'prehistoric' you mean. Horses were introduced by Europeans. Answer2: Horses evolved over the North American and Eurasian continents before going extinct in North America during the last ice age. They were reintroduced by the Spanish Explorers in the 1500's.
How does the evolution of the horse exemplify the concept that evolution is driven by the interactions of the organism and its environment?
Actually, horses did not evolve at all. God is the Creator of everything, and He made everything (including animals and humans) to never change. In other words, nothing has evolved and there IS NO PROOF THAT EVOLUTION IS REAL!!!! But I actually DO have proof that evolution is NOT real. So sorry....no one can answer that question.
Are horses vegetarian?
Horses are not vegetarians- they are herbivores. They consume(eat) grass, leaves, fruits, vegetables, oats, grains, barley, etc. They are, essentially vegetarians. The do not eat animals or animal products.
Do horses run?
Yes, horses have evolved to be fast and efficient runners.
How horses evolved over time?
Over time, horses have evolved to be taller - the original 'horse' from just after the extinction of the dinosaurs was about the size of a beagle. Also, horses used to have five toes. Over the millenia horses have dropped from five toes, to three, to the one seen today.
How did horses get her?
Horses, like everything else living, evolved. (Evolution) And that's were they came from.:-)
Did horses develop during the last days of the dinosaurs?
No, horses did not evolve alongside dinosaurs. The earliest horses evolved shortly after the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs.
Are the wild horses in north American direct descendants of fossil horses on this continent?
Yes they are, modern horses evolved over the North American and Eurasian continents and are direct descendants of the horses that died and became fossilised.
Do horses migrate or hibernate?
Horses do not hibernate, but wild horses do follow a migratory track. Horses evolved on the North American plains and then migrated to Asia across the Bering land bridge.
How has transportation evolved from past to present?
past: horses and carraiges present: engines and electricity.
Where were horses from?
I don't think that horses come from anywhere because they come from all around the world. Some come from England, or America, or Shetland. But horses evolved to adapt to the harsh wilderness.
How have toes evolved in horses?
Eohippus A. (we actually are back to this designation from Hyracotherium) had four toes on the front and three on the hind. Technically the oldest ancestor designation is vague enough that the answer could be none, since the oldest ancestor of all life had no limbs.
Did horses come from ponies or did ponies come from horses?
Neither came from the other, they evolved at the same time. Each adapting to it's environment differently.
Were prehistoric horses faster than modern horses?
Prehistoric horses were much smaller. The horses we see today have one toe ( the hoof) and a remnant of another (the chestnut). Horses from that time had multiple toes, and as they evolved, they had less and less toes. To answer your question, that would be no. Horses in these periods are much faster that they were then.
Where is the horse originally from?
It evoleved from and eohippus. they =were small hoived faxlike cratures. First, it evolved into and equus. from htere, it evolved into two ponies, and two horses. Crossbreeding and separation of continns hedlped them evolve and adapt and change. Through lots of evolution, wer have the horses we have today!
