†Equus (Plesippus) crenidens Cope 1884 (horse)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Alternative combinations: Equus crenidens, Equus crinidens
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1884. The extinct Mammalia of the Valley of Mexico. Paleontological Bulletin 39:1-21
Belongs to Equus (Plesippus) according to C. W. Hibbard 1955
See also Cope 1884, Gidley 1901, Hay 1902 and Kurten and Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: Plesippus francescana, Plesippus idahoensis, Plesippus simplicidens
Type specimen: Its type locality is Tequixquiac, which is in a Pliocene terrestrial horizon in Mexico
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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