Biology:Kalobatippus
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Short description: Extinct genus of mammals
Kalobatippus | |
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Restoration of Kalobatippus from the late Oligocene of Oregon | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | Equidae |
Subfamily: | †Anchitheriinae |
Genus: | †Kalobatippus Osborn, 1915 |
Kalobatippus ('stilt walking horse') was a genus of Anchitheriinae Equid. It gets its name from the elongated bones between the ankle/wrist and the toes.[1] Kalobatippus ate leaves and was characterized by unusually long legs. It lived 24 to 19 million years ago.[2] Estimated body mass for Kalobatippus is 131.7 kg (290 lb).[3]
References
- ↑ "Kalobatippus". https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fhc/kalobatippus.htm. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "From the Beginning". http://www.itsmypony.com/horse-facts/from-the-beginning. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ Bruce J. MacFadden (1992). Fossil Horses: Systematics, Paleobiology, and Evolution of the Family Equidae. Cambridge University Press. p. 284. ISBN 0521477085. https://books.google.com/books?id=K1upTamSEW0C&dq=kalobatippus+kg&pg=PA284. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
Wikidata ☰ Q20721323 entry
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