In Depth Merychippus is one of the best known occurrences of the appearance of the modern horse form that is much better adapted to running. Whereas the earlier forms such as Hyracotherium and Mesohippus had more than one weight bearing toe, Merychippus supported its body weight with feet that ended with a single well adapted … Read more
In Depth Originally classed as a species of Pliohippus, Dinohippus seems to have been one of the most common horses in prehistoric North America. Dinohippus is considered to have been very close to the modern horse genus Equus, and like modern horses, Dinohippus lacked a dished face. Dinohippus was once considered to have been an … Read more
In Depth Astrohippus is one of many of the horse genera that were roaming around North America during the Miocene period, but it is one of the few to be considered a close relative of the Equus genus which is where modern horses belong, though the tooth structure of Astrohippus strongly suggests that Astrohippus is … Read more