Hypohippus
| Hypohippus |
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| Hypohippus osborni skeleton |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Mammalia |
| Order: |
Perissodactyla |
| Family: |
Equidae |
| Subfamily: |
†Anchitheriinae |
| Genus: |
Hypohippus |
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Hypohippus ("Low Horse") is an extinct genus of three-toed horse, which lived 17 - 11 million years ago.[1] It was the size of a pony, and fossils of it have been found in Nebraska, Colorado, and Montana.[2]
Restoration
References
- ↑ Janis, C. M.; Damuth, J.; Theodor, J. M. (2002). "The origins and evolution of the North American grassland biome: The story from the hoofed mammals". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 177: 183. doi:10.1016/S0031-0182(01)00359-5.
- ↑ Hypohippus
Genera of extinct Equidae (Horse family), arranged by subfamily |
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| | | | Hyracotheriinae | |
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| | Anchitheriinae | |
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| | Equinae | |
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| | None |
- Acritohippus
- Heteropliohippus
- Parapliohippus
- Proboscidipparion
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