Hipparion
Hipparion is an extinct genus of horse that lived in North America, Asia, Europe, and Africa during the Miocene through Pleistocene ~23 Mya—781,000 years ago. It lived in non-forested, grassy plains, shortgrass prairie or steppes.Morphology
Hipparion resembled the modern horse, but still had two vestigial outer toes. In some species, these outer toes were functional. Hipparion was about tall at the shoulder.Species
