Hippidion devillei Gervais 1855 (horse)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Alternative combination: Onohippidium devillei

Synonyms: Onohippidium bolivianum Philippi 1893, Scelidotherium compressum Philippi 1893

Belongs to Hippidion according to L. Dos Santos Avilla et al. 2015

See also Alberdi and Prado 1993, Boule and Thevenin 1920, Marshall and Salinas Z 1991 and Prado and Alberdi 1996

Sister taxa: Hippidion angulatus, Hippidion principale, Hippidion saldiasi, Hippidium (Plagiohippus), Hippidium bonaerense, Hippidium entrerianum, Hippidium principale, Onohippidium compressidens, Parahipparion saldiasi, Parahipparion extensus

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (2 collections), Bolivia (3), Peru (2)

• Pliocene of Argentina (2)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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