Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Synonym: Arenahippus Froehlich 2002
Full reference: D. J. Froehlich. 2002. Quo vadis Eohippus? The systematics and taxonomy of the early Eocene equids (Perissodactyla). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 134:141-256
Parent taxon: Equidae according to R. Secord et al. 2012
See also Froehlich 2002 and Hooker and Dashzeveg 2004
Sister taxa: Anchitheriinae, Duchesnehippus, Eohippus, Epihippus, Equinae, Erihippus, Gobihippus, Hipphaplus, Hyperhippidium, Hypohippidium, Hyracotheriinae, Lophiopus, Minippus, Orohippus, Plesiohipparion, Pliolophus, Protohippinae, Protorohippus, Sivalhippus, Xenicohippus
Subtaxa: Arenahippus aemulor Arenahippus pernix Sifrhippus grangeri Sifrhippus sandrae
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (1 collection), United States (413: Colorado, Wyoming)
Total: 414 collections including 437 occurrences
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