A new study published in the journal Nature details how, after sequencing the DNA of an animal that roamed the Earth 560,000 – 780,000 years ago, researchers were able to rewrite the history of the horse family. Sources explain that, after this animal's sequenced genome was compared to that of a 43,000-year-old horse and to that of several modern horse breeds, it was concluded that the forefather of horses, zebras, donkeys and the like lived approximately 4 million years ag...
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