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Definition of Mesohippus

Mesohippus
Mesohippus Mes`o*hip"pus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle + ? a horse.] (Paleon.) An extinct mammal of the Horse family, but not larger than a sheep, and having three toes on each foot.

Meaning of Mesohippus from wikipedia

- Oligocene. Like many fossil horses, Mesohippus was common in North America. Its shoulder height is estimated at 60 cm. Mesohippus had longer legs than its predecessor...
- from the main genus Mesohippus, coexisted with Mesohippus for around four million years, and then over time came to replace Mesohippus. Miohippus was significantly...
- back foot. The extra toe on the front feet soon disappeared with the Mesohippus, which lived 32 to 37 million years ago. Over time, the extra side toes...
- †Desmatippus Genus †Hypohippus Genus †Kalobatippus Genus †Megahippus Genus †Mesohippus Genus †Miohippus Genus †Parahippus Genus †Sinohippus Subfamily Equinae...
- than the living members of the family. The group first appeared with Mesohippus in North America during the middle Eocene and thrived until the late Miocene...
- accompanied them. Evolution of the horse- more broad info on the topic Mesohippus Protohippus Wikispecies has information related to eohippus. Wikimedia...
- were within the margin of 25 to 30 kg. Miohippus became much larger than Mesohippus. They weighed around 40 to 55 kilograms. They were somewhat larger than...
- had soft pads. Equids developed into larger, three-toed animals (e.g. Mesohippus) during the Oligocene and Miocene. From there, the side toes became progressively...
- continent.[citation needed] Equus Evolution of the horse Merychippus Mesohippus Radinsky (1978). "Evolution of brain size in carnivores and ungulates...
- (Ground squirrel-like rodent) Leptomeryx (Tragulid) Merycoidodon (Oreodont) Mesohippus (Horse) Metamynodon (Aquatic rhino) Minioc****us (Oreodont) Poebrotherium...