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Fossil remains of two newly described palaeotheriidae mammals inhabiting the subtropical landscape of Basque region were found to be relatives of horses that trotted the Earth 37 million years ago.
The previously unknown mammals are called paleotheres or pseudo-horses that lived in the archipelago of Europe when the climate was much warmer, according to the UPV/EHU s Vertebrate Palaeontology research group of the Basque Country. These mammals thrived on the Eocene period right before dinosaurs existed, which could have hindered their diversity.
The study published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology suggests that some of that diversification led to the beginning of the pseudo-horses .
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