Hypohippus

Hypohippus
Hypohippus osborni skeleton
Scientific classification
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]

Restoration

References

  1. 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.
  2. Hypohippus


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.