User:Abyssal/Prehistory of North America/Selected picture/7

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Fossils of various horse genera illustrating their evolution over time

Fossil remains of various

limb bones over time. The uppermost and most recent genus is that of the modern horse, Equus. Below that is Pliohippus, dating back to the late Miocene. Below that and older still is Merychippus of the middle Miocene. The bottom and oldest horse genus is Mesohippus from the late Eocene
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Photo credit: H. Zell

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