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Suppose a scientist discovers fossils of ancient horses in an area. The fossilized horses are much smaller than modern horses. They are found in the same layer as many fossilized tree trunks. Today, horses still live in the area, but it is now open grassland.

How do you think the environment has changed over time, and how could this change have led modern horses to be larger than ancient horses?

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Answer:I think the environment has changed because there were fossilized tree trunks found with it so that means that there used to be trees in the grassland areas. Maybe the horses were too small so they died or they didn't have enough food to survive off of.

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Well maybe most of the ancient horses died becuse of how small they were and had to evolve to survive and live longer. Probably.

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