family equidae

What Was The First Horse?

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The skeleton of Eohippus , a mammal considered to be the first known horse. Officially, taxonomists classify it in the genus Hyracotherium. When was the first horse on earth? The earliest known horses evolved 55 million years ago and for much of this time, multiple horse species lived at the same time, often side by … Read more

Why Are Horses Called Equine?

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equine (adj.) 1765, from Latin equinus “of a horse, of horses; of horsehair,” from equus “horse,” from PIE root *ekwo- “horse.”. What is the difference between horse and equine? A horse is usually considered to be an equine that’s at least 14.2 hands (or about four feet ten inches) tall. A pony, on the other … Read more