Present day horse evolution is from

Mesohippus

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Eohippus

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Merychippus

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Pliohippus

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Solution

The correct option is D Pliohippus
Evolution of horse includes loss of toes and fingers, increase in height and development of long crowned molars for grazing that transformed Eohippus into Mesohippus (the Intermediate horse of Oligocene), Merychippus (the ruminant horse of Miocene), Pliohippus (the Pliocene horse) and finally into Equus.
So, the correct answer is option D.

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