‘ ~~ 50 million 35 million “26 million | 3 million years ago years ago years.ago__| years ago Hyracotherium | Mesohippus Equus | | |= | ri eZ ce ae { ‘Skull cw Forefoot st aa || 2) Forefoot | @), Forefoot { ee | | “oecm atshoulders | »52cmat shoulders |» 100cm at shoulders | +135 cmatshoulders | i > padded eet padded fect | footed fest ‘hoofed fet | : “Mived in dense-forest | ‘ved ininied, [ive in high-arass “ved in short-grss ! environment wroodsandfields | (manna) environment | (pra environment ! : environment | . ° Use the table above to answer the following questions. Write your answers on a $ : separate sheet of paper. : 1, How many years does the table include, from the first species to the last? g 2. Use Exploring Life's History on pages 156-157 of your text to determine in which era and period Hyracotherium lived. When did Equus first evolve? 3. How did scientists probably date these fossils and the species they represent? 4, From the fossil evidence shown, how did forefeet change over time? 5, From the fossil evidence shown, how did skulls change over time? i 6. How might the environment in which each of these species lived have affected the evolution of horses? Celis and HeredityName __ - Date Chass Change Through T 65 milion years) (229 milion years) pr Archcoogliryx (150 mifon ‘Maramals (220milion years) aietonies | po armen yor) Fest Roptilos (est appeared 300 ‘ton years 990) Use the figure above to answer the followirtg questions, Write your answers on a -parate sheet of paper 1, What is this type of diagram called, and what is the purpose of such a diegram? 2. What types of evidence did scientists use to make this diagr 3. Sequence the organisms involved in the evolution of birds, from the earliest ancestor shown to modern birds. 4. Did crocodilians evolve from dinosaurs? Give evidence for your enswer. 5. What is the common ancestor of mammals and turtles? &. What could cause scientists to change the information on this diagram in the fcture? 424.9C Teaching Resources Calls ard Heredity 20 IPH-2aRUGIA & | | i | | | h |