Equus niobrarensis
| Equus niobrarensis Temporal range: Late Pleistocene
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| Species: | †E. niobrarensis
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Equus niobrarensis (or commonly, Niobrara horse)[1] is an extinct species of Equus, the genus that includes the horse. E. niobrarensis may be synonymous with Equus scotti.[2] It was "stout-legged" and belonged to the "big horses" category as defined by M. C. Winans.[2] The skull of the horse was noted as being broader than Equus caballus.[3]
Distribution
E. niobrarensis was native to North America and commonly found in western North America and dates to the late Pleistocene.[4] Fossils of E. niobrarensis were discovered at Dry Cave in Wisconsin.[5] Another mention of an E. niobrarensis discovery was in Skeleton Cave, Oregon.[6][7]
References
- ^ utep.edu Albuquerque Gravel Pits. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Equus Nomenclature". Utep.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ "Evolution of the Horse Brain". Books.Google.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ "Late Pleistocene Vertebrates from a Rockshelter in Cimarron County, Oklahoma" (PDF). ResearchGate.net. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ "†Equus conversidens Owen 1869—Mexican Horse". Utep.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ Unknown (1940-12-13), "Teeth Belonged to a Horse Named Equus Niobrarensis", Bend Bulletin, p. 1
- ^ Unknown (1940-11-25), "Ancient Teeth Found in Cave", Bend Bulletin, p. 1, retrieved 2010-09-22