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Q. Earliest fossil form in phylogeny of horse is

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According to fossils, the evolution of modern horse began in the eocene epoch in North America with a foxsized species originally named Eohippus. But later on, it was renamed Hyracotherium. After its origin, Hyracotherium spread throughout Europe and Asia.