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n. - Extinct horse genus.

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  • '' Hyracotherium '' fossils, he saw no conection to the horse, but to the modern-day
  • From '' Hyracotherium '' with 4 toes, it "evolved" into a three-toed '' Mesohippus ''.
  • Later, when other fossils of '' Hyracotherium '' were found, it was renamed '' Eohippus '' (dawn horse) by scientists who had a more evolutionary mind set.
  • The mild features and small body of Hyracotherium was replaced by the upright haughty and dangerous form of fang-face's prototype.
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