Hipparion
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| Hipparion Fossil range: Mid Miocene to Pleistocene |
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 Skull of Hipparion gracile.
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Hipparion (Greek, "pony") is an extinct genus of horse.
It resembled the modern horse, but still had vestigal outer toes (in addition to its hoof). These did not touch the ground. Hipparion was about 1,40 m (4 ft 8 in) tall at the shoulder.
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