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hyracotherium /ˌhʌɪrəkə(ʊ)ˈθɪərɪəm /nounThe earliest fossil ancestor of the horse, which was a small forest animal of the Eocene epoch, with four toes on the front feet and three on the back.- Genus Hyracotherium, family Equidae.
The hyracotherium was a small fox-sized four-toed creature, similar to the modern day hyrax....- Scientists now believe that the hyracotherium ate meat and lived in the forest.
- A close look at the teeth of hyracotherium, reveals a simple pattern of bumps and ridges on their chewing surfaces.
Origin Modern Latin: from hyraco- (combining form from hyrax) + Greek thērion 'wild animal'. |