Miohippus

=**Miohippus**= =**Miohippus meant "small horse", and its species was commonlys known as the three toed horse. They lived in North America during the late Eocene to early Oligocene Period about 37.2–33.9 million years ago. It had 2 forms. One of its forms was suited for life in the forest. The other form was for life in the prairies. It ate plants. It had a small size and a long skull. At its full size it was about 4 feet long and 100 pounds. There are smaller animal that look like this and they also have three toes. The Miohippus had three toes ulike its ancestores who had 5 toes. Its is a decendant of the Mesohippus.**= = =



=Mesohippus= = = =Mesohippus is Greek meaning "middle" and meaning "horse". It mostly used its middle toe but it did use the other two also. They fed on tender twigs and fruits. Its brain is simmaler to the modern horse. It stood two feet tall (60 centimeters).=