Desmatippus

Desmatippus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Equidae
Genus:	†Desmatippus Scott 1893
Type species
Desmatippus crenidens
Species
D. avus Marsh 1874 D. crenidens Scott 1893

Desmatippus is a extinct, three-toed, browsing member of the Equidae. It lived in North America during the Miocene period. It is now extinct. Desmatippus was 60 cm height and 20 kg in weight.^[1]

References

↑ Bruce J. MacFadden (1994). Fossil Horses: Systematics, Paleobiology, and Evolution of the Family Equidae. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-47708-6.

Desmatippus in the Paleobiology Database

Genera of extinct Equidae (Horse family), arranged by subfamily

Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Infraclass Eutheria Superorder Laurasiatheria Order Perissodactyla

Hyracotheriinae	Epihippus Haplohippus Heptaconodon Hyracotherium Orohippus Xenicohippus

Anchitheriinae	Anchitherium Archaeohippus Desmatippus Hypohippus Kalobatippus Megahippus Mesohippus Miohippus Parahippus Sinohippus

Equinae	Merychippus Tribe Hipparionini: Eurygnathohippus Hipparion Hippotherium Nannippus Neohipparion Pseudhipparion Tribe Equini: Astrohippus Calippus Dinohippus Equus Hippidion Onohippidium Pliohippus Protohippus

None	Acritohippus Heteropliohippus Parapliohippus Proboscidipparion