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Eurohippus and horse compared

by

Walter B.Myers/Novapix

Reference

t-din05-30252

Date

2014-01-28

Mature Eurohippus 42 million years ago are compared to a modern adult horse (Equus ferus caballus). Eurohippus is only about 20 inches long and weighs just a few pounds*, while the modern horse is 6 feet tall at the shoulder and weighs 1,000 pounds.
* Values are estimates only based upon available paleontological data.