A team of paleodentists of sorts has examined fossilized horse teeth from as far as 55.5 million years ago and found a timeline of changing tooth features that matches up with the climate record.
The changing climate was responsible for major changes over time in the horses’ diets, which were reflected in their teeth. Researchers were able to follow horses’ shift from eating fruit to grazing on grass in response to their shifting environment in North America.
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