Biology:Plesippus
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Short description: Extinct genus of mammals
Plesippus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | Equidae |
Tribe: | Equini |
Genus: | †Plesippus Matthew, 1924 |
Plesippus is a genus of extinct horse from the Pleistocene of North America. Although commonly seen as a subgenus of Equus recent cladistic analysis considers it a distinct genus.
Species
Two species are recognized by Barron et al. (2019), P. simplicidens and P. idahoensis.[1]
References
- ↑ Barrón-Ortiz, Christina I.; Avilla, Leonardo S.; Jass, Christopher N.; Bravo-Cuevas, Víctor M.; Machado, Helena; Mothé, Dimila (2019). "What is Equus? Reconciling Taxonomy and Phylogenetic Analyses". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7. doi:10.3389/fevo.2019.00343.
- The Hagerman Horse Quarry
- Hagerman Fossil Beds' Critter Corner - Hagerman Horse - Equus simplicidens, Dr. Greg McDonald
Wikidata ☰ Q310094 entry
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