Equus alaskae

Equus alaskae; Temporal range: 2.588–0.009 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Equidae
Genus:	Equus
Species:	†E. alaskae
Binomial name
	†Equus alaskae; Winans 1989
Synonyms
	E. conversidens leoni; E. niobrarensis alaskae;

Equus alaskae was a Pleistocene species of horse, now extinct, that inhabited North America.^[1]^[2]

Fossils found from Alaska to Mexico have been identified as Equus alaskae, and it has been referred to as the most common equid in the southwest of North America.^[3] The species was medium to small-sized, around the dimensions of a cowpony.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Fossilworks: Equus alaskae". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
^ Lucas, Spencer G.; Zidek, Jiri (1993-01-01). Vertebrate Paleontology in New Mexico: Bulletin 2. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.
^ ^a ^b MacNeish, Richard S.; Liddy, Jane G. (2003-01-01). Pendejo Cave. UNM Press. ISBN 9780826324054.
^ Teresa Alberdi, Arroyo-Cabrales, Marín-Leyva, Alberdi Polaco, María, Joaquín, Alejandro H., and Oscar J. (April 28, 2014). "Study of Cedral Horses and their place in the Mexican Quaternary" (PDF). REVISTA MEXICANA DE CIENCIAS GEOLÓGICAS.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[1] "Fossilworks: Equus alaskae". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2016-05-24.

[2] Lucas, Spencer G.; Zidek, Jiri (1993-01-01). Vertebrate Paleontology in New Mexico: Bulletin 2. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.

[:0-3] MacNeish, Richard S.; Liddy, Jane G. (2003-01-01). Pendejo Cave. UNM Press. ISBN 9780826324054.

[:4-4] Teresa Alberdi, Arroyo-Cabrales, Marín-Leyva, Alberdi Polaco, María, Joaquín, Alejandro H., and Oscar J. (April 28, 2014). "Study of Cedral Horses and their place in the Mexican Quaternary" (PDF). REVISTA MEXICANA DE CIENCIAS GEOLÓGICAS.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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