Assertion : The earliest fossil form in the phylogeny of horse is eohippus.
Reason : Eohippus lived during the early pliocene epoch.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

If assertion is true but reason is false

If both assertion and reason are false

Solution

If assertion is true but reason is false

The evolution of Horses include- small, terriero sized Hydracotherium eohippus to the large modern horse, Equus eohippus, found in Eocene period.

Eohippus was the earliest known horse. It is also known as Hyracotherium. It was only 2 feet long and 8 to 9 inches high at the shoulder. It had 4 hoofed toes on front feet and 3 hoofed ant on each hind foot. It had long skull with 44 long crowned teeth.

This horse was a herbivore that mainly ate soft leaves and plant shoots. It lived early during Eocene Epoch ie, 50 million years ago.

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