Chinese scientists have discovered a perfectly preserved for five million years old fossilized skull of the ancient three-toed horse hipparions.
As told Xinhua at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Deng Tao hipparions fossilized skull was discovered in late January in Dongxiang Autonomous County Urban County Linxia in Gansu Province in the north- west of the country. By the remark of the scientist, this finding the best safety features than any previously discovered in China, according to. RIA Novosti.
Chinese paleontology hope that fossils found will advance the current study, in particular, shed light on the study of the sinuses of this ancient animal.
Hipparion - an extinct genus of the family horse, bringing together more than 50 species of animals. Hipparions come from North America, where most likely spread almost all over the world.

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