Equus occidentalis

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Equus occidentalis
Skeleton from the La Brea tar pits
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Genus: Equus
Species: E. occidentalis
Binomial name
Equus occidentalis
Owen, 1863
Skull

Equus occidentalis or the Western horse, was a Pleistocene species of horse, now extinct, that inhabited North America.[1] Probability similair to the Quagga and other plains zebra.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Klide, A. M. (1989). "Overriding vertebral spinous processes in the extinct horse, Equus occidentalis". American journal of veterinary research 50 (4): 592–593. PMID 2712429.  edit