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    5.3.2 Evolution of Horses

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    The document describes the evolution of horses over time from their earliest ancestors to modern horses. It provides pictures and fossil evidence for four horse species ordered from oldest to most recent: Hyracotherium, Miohippus, Merychippus, and Equus. The directions ask the student to match each horse picture to the corresponding fossil evidence, order the species from oldest to newest, and complete a graphic explaining the changes in characteristics and hypothesized reasons for the changes based on environmental conditions and natural selection.

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    The document describes the evolution of horses over time from their earliest ancestors to modern horses. It provides pictures and fossil evidence for four horse species ordered from oldest to most recent: Hyracotherium, Miohippus, Merychippus, and Equus. The directions ask the student to match each horse picture to the corresponding fossil evidence, order the species from oldest to newest, and complete a graphic explaining the changes in characteristics and hypothesized reasons for the changes based on environmental conditions and natural selection.

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    The document describes the evolution of horses over time from their earliest ancestors to modern horses. It provides pictures and fossil evidence for four horse species ordered from oldest to most recent: Hyracotherium, Miohippus, Merychippus, and Equus. The directions ask the student to match each horse picture to the corresponding fossil evidence, order the species from oldest to newest, and complete a graphic explaining the changes in characteristics and hypothesized reasons for the changes based on environmental conditions and natural selection.

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    5.3.2 Evolution of Horses

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    Lola Crider
    The document describes the evolution of horses over time from their earliest ancestors to modern horses. It provides pictures and fossil evidence for four horse species ordered from oldest to most recent: Hyracotherium, Miohippus, Merychippus, and Equus. The directions ask the student to match each horse picture to the corresponding fossil evidence, order the species from oldest to newest, and complete a graphic explaining the changes in characteristics and hypothesized reasons for the changes based on environmental conditions and natural selection.

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    The Evolution of Horses

    Directions
    1. Print a copy of Table 1 (Horse pictures) and Table 2 (Fossil Evidence)
    2. Use Table 3 to help you match each horse picture with the corresponding fossil evidence.
    3. Use Table 3 to put the species in order from oldest to most recent (modern horse).
    4. Complete the Evolution of Horses Graphic.
    a. Put each species in the correct order (oldest to most recent)
    b. Explain what characteristics changed for each species.
    c. Hypothesize why the characteristics changed. Use the environmental conditions and the concept of natural selection to help you
    hypothesize why the characteristics of each horse species changed.
    Table 1: The Horses

    Equus
    Miohippus (Modern Horse)

    Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.ca/) [CC BY-SA 4.0


    (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Image by: James St. John, CC BY 2.0
    Commons
    Merychippus Hyracotherium

    Table 2: The Fossil Evidence


    Image by Dawn Pederson, CC BY 2.0
    Image by James St. John, CC BY 2.0
    B
    A

    A B

    Jonathan Chen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

    Image by James St. John, CC BY 2.0

    C D
    D

    Images scaled to size of fossils

    Table 3: Important Clues


    Name Time Period Environment that it What did it How tall was it at # of Toes on # of Toes on Were the
    that it Lived Lived in eat? the shoulder? Front Legs Back Legs toes hoofed?

    Equus
    5 million years
    (modern grassy plains grass (grazer) 1.6 meters 1 1 yes
    ago to present
    horse)

    3 3
    17 - 11 million areas with shrubs and leafy vegetation
    Merychippus 1.0 meters (large central (large central yes
    years ago on the grassy plains and grass
    toe) toe)

    32 - 25 million .6 meters (the size


    Miohippus wooded areas leafy vegetation 3 3 no (padded)
    years ago of a large dog)

    55 - 45 million .4 meters (the size


    Hyracotherium thickly wooded areas leafy vegetation 4 3 no (padded)
    years ago of a small dog)
    The Evolution of Horses Graphic

    Name of
    Species 4: What Characteristics Changed?
    Why?

    Name of What Characteristics Changed?


    Species 3: Why?

    Name of
    What Characteristics Changed?
    Species 2: Why?

    Name of
    What Characteristics Changed?
    Species 1: Why?

    Oldest Youngest

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