Eurygnathohippus

Eurygnathohippus
H. afarense skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Genus: Eurygnathohippus
Haughton, 1932
Species
  • E. afarense
  • E. albertense
  • E. baardi
  • E. cornelianus
  • E. hasumense
  • E. libycum
  • E. namaquense
  • E. turkanense
  • E. woldegabriel[1]
H. afarense mandible

Eurygnathohippus is an extinct genus of hipparionine horse.[2][1] It was limited to Africa, during the late Miocene to Pleistocene interval.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bernor, Raymond L.; Gilbert, Henry; Semprebon, Gina M.; Simpson, Scott; Semaw, Sileshi (2013). "Eurygnathohippus woldegabrieli, sp. nov. (Perissodactyla, Mammalia), from the middle Pliocene of Aramis, Ethiopia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 33 (6): 1472–1485. ISSN 0272-4634. doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.829741.
  2. ↑ Armour-Chelu, M.; Bernor, R. L. (2011). "Equidae". Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context. Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. p. 295. ISBN 978-90-481-9961-7. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-9962-4_12.
  3. ↑ "Fossilworks: Eurygnathohippus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
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