Equus fraternus Leidy 1858 (horse)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Alternative combinations: Onager fraternus, Tomolabis fraternus

Full reference: J. Leidy. 1858. [Abstract of remarks made before a meeting of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, March 9th, 1858]. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 10:11

Belongs to Equus according to R. C. Hulbert 1995

See also Allen 1926, Cope 1892, Cope 1895, Gidley 1901, Hay 1902, Hay 1913, Hulbert and Morgan 1989, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Leidy 1858, Leidy 1860, Lundelius 1972, Quinn 1957, Savage 1951 and Sellards 1940

Sister taxa: Equus (Amerhippus), Equus (Asinus) cumminsi, Equus (Hemionus), Equus (Hesperohippus), Equus (Parastilidequus), Equus (Sussemionus), Equus africanus, Equus alaskae, Equus asinus, Equus australis, Equus caballus, Equus calobatus, Equus capensis, Equus cedralensis, Equus coliemensis, Equus complicatus, Equus conversidens, Equus eisenmannae, Equus excelsus, Equus francisci, Equus fromanius, Equus giganteus, Equus holmesi, Equus intermedius, Equus jubatus, Equus laurentius, Equus leidyi, Equus mexicanus, Equus nalaikhaensis, Equus nearcticus, Equus nevadanus, Equus niobrarensis, Equus nobisi, Equus parastylidens, Equus pectinatus, Equus przewalskii, Equus pseudaltidens, Equus quagga, Equus sanmeniensis, Equus santaeelenae, Equus semiplicatus, Equus sivalensis, Equus tabeti, Equus taeniopus, Equus yunnanensis, Equus zebra, Hippotherium princeps, Equus (Dolichohippus) grevyi, Equus (Dolichohippus) enormis, Asinus africanus, Equus (Asinus) kiang, Hippotigris stenonis, Hippotigris grevyi, Hippotigris robustus, Onager onager

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (7: Florida, Louisiana, Virginia collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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