Megahippus

Extinct genus of mammals

Megahippus
Temporal range: 16.3–10.3 Ma
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 Barstovian to Late Clarendonian
Megahippus mckennai fossils
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Subfamily: †Anchitheriinae
Genus: †Megahippus
McGrew, 1938
Species
  • Megahippus matthewi
  • Megahippus mckennai

Megahippus (Greek: "great" (mega), "horse" (hippos)[1]) is an extinct equid genus belonging to the subfamily Anchitheriinae. As with other members of this subfamily, Megahippus is more primitive than the living horses. It was a very large member of the group Anchitheriinae, at 266.2 kg (587 lb) in body mass.[2] Fossil remains of Megahippus have been found across the U.S., from Montana to Florida.

Teeth

References

  1. ^ "Glossary. American Museum of Natural History". Archived from the original on 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Bruce J. MacFadden (1992). Fossil Horses: Systematics, Paleobiology, and Evolution of the Family Equidae. Cambridge University Press. p. 284. ISBN 0521477085. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

External links

  • Mikko's phylogeny archive
  • Paleobiology Database
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Extinct genera of Equidae (Horse family), arranged by subfamily
Basal formsAnchitheriinaeEquinae
Hipparionini
Equini
Taxon identifiers
Megahippus


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