Anchitheriinae

Anchitheriinae Temporal range: 42.0–3.6 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Middle Eocene to early Pliocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Equidae
Subfamily:	†Anchitheriinae Leidy, 1869
Genera
†Anchitherium †Archaeohippus †Desmatippus †Hypohippus †Kalobatippus †Megahippus †Mesohippus †Miohippus †Parahippus †Sinohippus

The Anchitheriinae are an extinct subfamily of the Perissodactyla family Equidae, the same family which includes modern horses, zebras and donkeys. This subfamily is more primitive then the living members of the family. The group first appeared with Mesohippus in North America during the middle Eocene and thrived until the late Miocene. The subfamily continued in Eurasia with the genus Sinohippus until the early Pliocene, when it finally went extinct. This subfamily were considered browsers with their more ansestral low-crowned molars, in contrast with the modern, specialized grazer species today.

References

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

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

"Hyracotheriinae"	Epihippus Eohippus Haplohippus Heptaconodon Pliolophus Protorohippus Orohippus Xenicohippus

Anchitheriinae	Anchitherium Archaeohippus Desmatippus Hypohippus Kalobatippus Megahippus Mesohippus Miohippus Parahippus Sinohippus

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

None	Acritohippus Heteropliohippus Parapliohippus Proboscidipparion

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