Mesohippus

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Mesohippus [¦me·zō′hip·əs]

(paleontology)

An early ancestor of the modern horse; occurred during the Oligocene.

Mesohippus

a genus of extinct animals of the family Equidae. They were the size of a wolf and had three toes, all of which reached the ground. The molars had a low crown. Mesohippus lived in forests and fed mainly on soft vegetation. Numerous remains of Mesohippus are known from Oligocene deposits in North America.

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