Biology:Megahippus

Short description: Extinct genus of mammals

Megahippus Temporal range: 16.3–10.3 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Barstovian to Late Clarendonian
Megahippus mckennai fossils
Scientific 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 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. Fossil remains of Megahippus have been found across the United States , from Montana to Florida.

Teeth

References

• Mikko's phylogeny archive
• Paleobiology Database

Wikidata ☰ Q384632 entry