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protohippus

/ˌprəʊ.təʊˈhɪp.əs/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa un género extinto de caballos del Plioceno, de tamaño similar al de un asno.

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C2formalcommonscientific/ˌprəʊ.təʊˈhɪp.əs/

A noun referring to an extinct genus of horse from the Pliocene epoch, which was similar in size to a donkey.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa un género extinto de caballos del Plioceno, de tamaño similar al de un asno.
  1. Extinct horse ancestor C2 formal scientific

    A genus of extinct equids from the Pliocene epoch, similar in size to a modern donkey and considered an evolutionary ancestor of the horse.

    • Protohippus lived in North America during the Pliocene period.
    • Fossils of Protohippus show it was about the size of a small donkey.
    • Paleontologists study Protohippus to understand horse evolution.

    🇪🇸Protohippus