The process diagram depicts the evolution of the horse during the 40 million years.
Overall
, there are 4 main stages of the development of both horse's shape and hoof, starting with the Eohippus type, and Linking Words
finally
becoming the normal animal in the present day.
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Initially
, the creature namely Eohippus, which lived approximately 40,000,000 years ago, used to possess a small body with some spots on its skin. The legs of it differed noticeably as well by having fingers on them. The following phase illustrates the artificially made picture of Mesohippus, which inhabited 300,000 centuries ago. Even though it did not vary significantly, the physical appearance experienced a change by increasing in height and size and decreasing in the number of toes.
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on the other hand
, acquired a more or less similar external structure to the modern one. 15,000,000 years ago, the development was noticeable in a higher physique and hoof-like legs. Linking Words
Last
, after many phases of prehistoric times, we can ride a modern horse, which has well-adapted hooves for running and endurance.Linking Words
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