Hypohippus
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| Hypohippus | |
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| Hypohippus osborni skeleton | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Equidae |
| Subfamily: | †Anchitheriinae |
| Genus: | Hypohippus |
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]
References [edit]
- ^ 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
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