Describe the evolutionary history and development of horses.

Description should include

• explaining how the horse evolved
• identifying the four evolutionary trends exhibited by horse fossils (e.g., Eohippus, Mesohippus, Merychippus, Pliohippus)
• describing the domestication of the horse
• identifying historical trends in the utilization of horses
• describing the current state of the equine industry.

Process/Skill Questions: 

• What influenced the evolution of the horse?
• What are the differences among the four evolutionary trends of the horse?
• What are the four trends that fossils reveal from Eohippus to the Equus caballus?
• What is the importance of Przewalski’s horse?