Fossilized horse bone, Pleistocene, GER
In the past, horses were widespread throughout the Holarctic until they retreated to the Central Asian steppes during the Pleistocene, probably because of an ice age.
Originally small forest dwellers, these horses grew into speedy grazers as the Eocene primeval forests were replaced by steppes and grasslands. One adaptation involved high-crowned, constantly growing teeth that would wear down from the tougher grass - the elongation of the legs for swifter flight and a better view was another. In this case we do not see a leg bone as we humans have, but a metatarsal, Os metarsale (a long bone).
Age: Pleistocene
Locality: North Sea
Size: approx. 20-25 cm
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