Parahippus leonensis Sellards 1916 (anchitheriine horse)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Alternative combination: Hippodon leonensis

Synonyms: Hippodon barbouri White 1942, Hippodon vellicans Hay 1924, Merychippus socius Hay 1924, Merychippus vellicans Hay 1924, Parahippus barbouri White 1942, Parahippus vellicans Hay 1924

Full reference: E. H. Sellards. 1916. Fossil vertebrates from Florida: A new Miocene fauna; new Pliocene species; the Pleistocene fauna. Florida State Geological Survey, Annual Report 8:79-119

Belongs to Parahippus according to B. J. MacFadden 1998

See also Downs 1956, Forsten 1975, Galusha 1975, Hay 1924, Hulbert 1984, Hulbert and MacFadden 1991, Macdonald 1992, Osborn 1918, Quinn 1955, Schlaikjer 1937, Sellards 1916, Stirton 1940 and White 1942

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Parahippus leonensis: FGS 5084, a partial skeleton (a pennanent tooth from the right upper jaw, probably M', two lower cheek teeth, an astragalus a·nd a first median and a first lateral phalanx). Its type locality is Griscom Plantation, which is in a Miocene marine limestone in the Torreya Formation of Florida.
  • Merychippus socius: Its type locality is Garvin Gully, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in the Oakville Formation of Texas.
  • Parahippus barbouri:
  • Parahippus vellicans: Its type locality is Garvin Gully, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in the Oakville Formation of Texas.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (20: Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Oregon, Texas collections)

• Arikareean of United States (2: Oregon)

Total: 22 collections including 24 occurrences

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