Hyracotherium
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Hyracotherium is an extinct early horse-like mammal from the Eocene epoch, notable for being one of the earliest known members of the horse family.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fossil taxon
ⓘ
odd-toed ungulate ⓘ perissodactyl ⓘ prehistoric mammal ⓘ |
| adaptation | teeth adapted for browsing soft leaves ⓘ |
| approximateHeightAtShoulder | about 20 centimeters ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 60 centimeters ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| clade | Pan-Perissodactyla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| dentition | low-crowned cheek teeth ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| environment |
forest understory
ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ |
| evolutionarySignificance | early stage in horse evolution ⓘ |
| family | Palaeotheriidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingStyle | browser ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | early Eocene ⓘ |
| fossilDiscoveryLocation | London Clay Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilType | skeletal remains ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalTimeRange | approximately 56 to 47 million years ago ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | dawn horse ⓘ |
| hasHooves | true ⓘ |
| hasSynonym | Eohippus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isExtinct | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| livedDuring | Eocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| namedBy | Richard Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the earliest known horse-like mammals ⓘ |
| order | Perissodactyla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Equidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| resembles | small dog-sized animal ⓘ |
| skeletonCharacteristic |
arched back
ⓘ
slender limbs ⓘ |
| snout | relatively short ⓘ |
| tail | relatively long ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| thermoregulation | endothermic ⓘ |
| toeCountForelimb | four ⓘ |
| toeCountHindlimb | three ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Hyracotherium leporinum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1841 ⓘ |
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