Hypohippidium Fernandez de Alvarez 1957 (horse)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Full reference: E. Fernandez de Alvarez. 1957. Hypohippidium humahuaquense nov. sp. Ameghiniana 1(1-2):85-95

Parent taxon: Equidae according to E. Fernandez de Alvarez 1957

Sister taxa: Anchitheriinae, Duchesnehippus, Eohippus, Epihippus, Equinae, Erihippus, Gobihippus, Hipphaplus, Hyperhippidium, Hyracotheriinae, Lophiopus, Minippus, Orohippus, Plesiohipparion, Pliolophus, Protohippinae, Protorohippus, Sifrhippus, Sivalhippus, Xenicohippus

Subtaxa: Hypohippidium humahuaquense

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Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at right margin of the Quebrada de Humahuaca (Pliocene of Argentina)

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