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The earliest horse, a forest dweller, had 5 toes.

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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


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A horse has no toes, it has four hard hooves.


Is it true that horses used to have three toes?

Yes. Tracing the evolutionary line of the horse back to the earliest mammalian equines, there were species with three toes.


What was the earliest horse called?

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What is the scientific name of the earliest horse?

Eohippus .


How many toes did the FIRST horse have?

The early ancestors of modern horses spent their time in soft, primeval forests. Eventually, these early ancestors (who had three toes), moved to steppe land where speed was important to outrun predators. In order to gain this advantage, the horse ancestors began to have longer limbs and strengthen the third toe. Eventually this lead to the modern horse and its single toe and hoof combination.


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What was the earliest fossils found in the horse family?

The earliest fossils found in the horse family belong to an animal called Hyracotherium, also known as Eohippus. These fossils date back to the Eocene epoch, about 55 million years ago. Eohippus was a small, dog-sized animal with multiple toes on its feet, which is different from modern horses.