noun
- plural of eohippus; small prehistoric horses from the Eocene epoch, considered ancestors of modern horses
Usage: paleontology; scientific
Examples
- Fossils of eohippuses have been found in North America.
- The eohippuses were about the size of small dogs.
- Scientists study eohippuses to understand horse evolution.
- These eohippuses lived approximately 50 million years ago.
- The museum displayed several eohippus skeletons showing how eohippuses developed over time.
- Eohippuses had four toes on their front feet and three on their back feet.