†Pliolophus vulpiceps Owen 1858 (horse)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Alternative combination: Hyracotherium vulpiceps
Belongs to Pliolophus according to C. Bronnert et al. 2017
See also Cooper 1932, Froehlich 2002, Hay 1902 and Hooker 1994
Sister taxa: Pliolophus barnesi, Pliolophus quesnoyensis
Type specimen: NHMUK 44115, a skull. Its type locality is Harwich (Harwich Stone Band), which is in an Eocene marine horizon in the Harwich Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (1 collection), Portugal (1), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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