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Notohippus

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Notohippus
Temporal range: Early Miocene (Santacrucian)
~17.5–16.3 Ma
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Notohippus

Species
  • N. toxodontoides (type) Ameghino 1891

Notohippus is an extinct genus of notoungulate mammal from the Early Miocene (Santacrucian in the SALMA classification) Santa Cruz Formation, Río Bote, Argentina.[1]

Description

Notohippus had high crowned teeth with cementum, similar to the situation of grazing equids.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Notohippus at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Rose, Kenneth D. The beginning of the age of mammals. JHU Press, 2006.
  3. ^ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 252. ISBN 978-1-84028-152-1.