Boreohippidion Dos Santos Avilla et al. 2015 (horse)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Full reference: L. Dos Santos Avilla, C. Bernardes, and D. Mothé. 2015. A new genus for Onohippidium galushai Macfadden and Skinner, 1979 (Mammalia, Equidae), from the late Hemphillian of North America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35(3):e925909

Parent taxon: Equini according to L. Dos Santos Avilla et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Allohippus, Calippus, Dinohippus, Equus, Heteropliohippus, Hippidion, Parapliohippus, Plesippus, Pliohippina, Pliohippus, Protohippina, Protohippus

Subtaxa: Boreohippidion galushai

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Type: Boreohippidion galushai

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: found only at Wikieup ( of Arizona)

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