†Eohippus cristatus Wortman 1896 (horse)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Alternative combination: Hyracotherium cristatum
Full reference: J. L. Wortman. 1896. Species Of Hyracotherium And Allied Perissodactyls From the Wahsatch and Wind River Beds of North America. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 8(6):6-109
Belongs to Eohippus according to R. A. Stirton 1940
See also Froehlich 2002, Gingerich 1991, Granger 1908, Hay 1902 and MacFadden 1998
Sister taxa: Eohippus angustidens, Eohippus borealis, Eohippus cristonensis, Eohippus resartus
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (50: Wyoming collections)
Total: 50 collections each including a single occurrence
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