Equus semiplicatus

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Equus semiplicatus
Temporal range: 2.588–0.009 
Ma
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Genus: Equus
Subgenus: incertae sedis
Species:
†E. semiplicatus
Binomial name
†Equus semiplicatus
Synonyms

Equus semplicatus was a

New World stilt-legged horse,[2] and considered the type species for the stilt legged horses, one of three lineages of equids within the Americas,[3] the other two being hippidionid and caballine horses.[4] Now extinct, Equus semiplicatus once inhabited North America.[5]

Fossils found William's Cave in Texas have been identified as Equus semiplicatus.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ E. D. Cope. 1893. A preliminary report on the vertebrate paleontology of the Llano Estacado. Fourth Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Texas 1892:11-136
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  4. PMID 26177104
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  5. ^ a b "Fossilworks: Equus semiplicatus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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