Biology:Equus livenzovensis

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Short description: Extinct species of horse

Equus livenzovensis
Temporal range: Early Pleistocene 2.6 Ma
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Fossils of Equus livenzovensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Genus: Equus
Species:
†E. livenzovensis
Binomial name
†Equus livenzovensis
Bajgusheva, 1978

Equus livenzovensis is an extinct species of large stenonid horse that lived in Italy around 2.6 million years ago during the early Pleistocene epoch. It was a large species of Equus being larger than E. stenonis and E. stehlini.[1] It is sometimes considered a subspecies of E. stenonis or even an ancestor to it. Either way theses two species are closely related.[2][3]

This species has limited remains and is only represented by a skull and a few dental remains.[1][2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q136379188 entry