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The fossil record of horses shows ___________ trend in both the overall size of species and a reduction in the number of digits.

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The fossil records of the horses show the active trend  in terms of both the species size and reduction in the number of digits.

Fossil records:

It is a documented record that defines the history of life or evolution. It is used to identify the ages of the ancestors or primitive organisms . It is used to evaluate the difference between the organisms in today’s world with the ancient world.

The horses have evolved themselves over time.The most primitive horse was Hyracotherium which is about 60 million years ago having size of only 0.4 m having four toes.

  • Mesohippus, which was 40 millions years ago, had only three toes to move on the ground.
  • Merichippus, which was 30 millions years ago , had only a middle toe and hoof.
  • Pliohippus, which is around 10 million years old , had only a middle toe.
  • Equus, which is 1 million years old , had only a single hoof to run on the ground.
  • Modern horse, In today’s world having a single toe in a hoof.

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