Equidae
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Equidae is the taxonomic family of horses and related animals, including asses, zebras, and many extinct species known only from fossils. The family evolved more than 50 million years ago, in the Eoce
Extinct equids restored to scale. Left to right: Mesohippus, Neohipparion, Eohippus, Equus scotti and Hypohippus
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Protorohippus
Merychippus
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Merychippus is an extinct proto-horse of the family Equidae that was endemic to North America during the Miocene, 15.97–5.33 million years ago. It had three toes on each foot and is the first horse kn
Restoration of Merychippus insignis
M. sejunctus front and back feet (right) and M. sphenodus lower jaw fragment
Hyopsodus DB24
Heptodon posticus