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Long a source of wonder and mystery, these intelligent animals have been bred since antiquity. Their use for transportation was curtailed in the early 1900s as [[automobiles]] (then called "horseless carriages") replaced them. | Long a source of wonder and mystery, these intelligent animals have been bred since antiquity. Their use for transportation was curtailed in the early 1900s as [[automobiles]] (then called "horseless carriages") replaced them. | ||
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| − | + | The modern horse has slowly evolved into its present form over the course of about 60 million years. From Eohippus (60 million years ago) to our "modern-day horse," Equus (1 million years ago). We base this claim on the gradual "change" of the leg bones from the toes of Eohippus to the hoofs of Equus. The skull also shows an evolutionary trend from fossil to fossil. | |
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==Young Earth Creationist view of Origins== | ==Young Earth Creationist view of Origins== | ||
Revision as of 22:09, June 30, 2007
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | [[Chordata]] |
| Sub-phylum | [[Vertebrata]] |
| Class Information | |
| Class | [[Mammalia]] |
| Order Information | |
| Order | [[Perissodactyla]] |
| Sub-order | Hippomorpha |
| Family Information | |
| Family | Equidae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Equus |
| Species Information | |
| Species | caballus (Domestic Horse) Equus ferus caballus (Wild Horse) |
| Population statistics | |
Horses are large mammals known for their beauty and usefulness to humans. They provide a source of rapid transportation for hunting and travel and can pull wagons and carts. Before the invention of the tractor, horses were invaluable to farmers who used them to plough fields and haul heavy loads.
Long a source of wonder and mystery, these intelligent animals have been bred since antiquity. Their use for transportation was curtailed in the early 1900s as automobiles (then called "horseless carriages") replaced them.
Evolutionary (real) view of Origins
The modern horse has slowly evolved into its present form over the course of about 60 million years. From Eohippus (60 million years ago) to our "modern-day horse," Equus (1 million years ago). We base this claim on the gradual "change" of the leg bones from the toes of Eohippus to the hoofs of Equus. The skull also shows an evolutionary trend from fossil to fossil.
Young Earth Creationist view of Origins
Young Earth Creation scientists have found the horse baramin to be one of the kinds taken by Noah aboard the Ark. Horses, being domesticated, were likely one of the "clean" animals mentioned in Genesis 7:2–3. Therefore all horse-like animals (including zebras and donkeys) as well as horses are descended from the fourteen horses taken by Noah aboard the ark.[1]