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propalaeotherium
Pictures: © BBC 2001, distributed under license from BBC Worldwide Limited |

Propalaeotherium

These small, cat-sized forest animals are among the earliest known horses. They had four toes on each of their front feet and three on each of their back feet, and they walked on pads, like dogs.

PRONUNCIATION: PRO-PAY-LEE-OH-THEE-REE-UM
LIVED: 49 – 43 million years ago
SIZE: Two species: 12 to 14 inches or 22 to 24 inches at the shoulder
FACT: Herbivorous, browsing leaves and fallen fruit
MEANING: Before Palaeotherium
CLOSEST LIVING RELATIVE: Horses
RANGE: Europe
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