The pictures displays about the horse's evolution from 40 million years ago up to the present, giving specific attention to the foot structure.
The first of the kind of the horse species is called Eohippus which appeared 40 million years ago. Its foot had five toenails. After 10 million years since its appearance, came Mesohippus. Its foot structure had three toenails.
Then Merychippus came into existence 15 million years after. Noticeable changes on the body parts are the tail, mane and flank. Its foot structure also had three toenails and the middle one seemed to be the largest and longest than those side by side.
Modern day horses as what people have now in the green pastures are way bigger than those that existed before time. The tail, flank and mane are all in shape and so are prominent. As to its foot, it composed a big, bold, single structure that carries the weight of the animal. It is connected to the long bone by two small bone structures.
It is clear how the horse species have evolved and its foot structures from million years ago.
The pictures
displays
about the horse's evolution from 40
million
years ago up to the present, giving specific attention to the foot structure.
The
first
of the kind of the horse species
is called
Eohippus
which appeared 40
million
years ago. Its foot had five toenails. After 10
million
years since its appearance, came
Mesohippus
. Its foot
structure
had three toenails.
Then
Merychippus
came into existence 15
million
years after. Noticeable
changes
on the body parts are the tail, mane and flank. Its foot
structure
also
had three toenails and the middle one seemed to be the largest and
longest
than those side by side.
Modern day horses as what
people
have
now
in the green pastures are way bigger than those that existed
before
time. The tail, flank and mane are all in shape and
so
are prominent. As to its foot, it composed a
big
, bold, single
structure
that carries the weight of the animal. It
is connected
to the long bone by two
small
bone structures.
It is
clear
how the horse species have evolved and its foot
structures
from
million
years ago.