Desmatippus crenidens Scott 1893 (anchitheriine horse)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Alternative combinations: Anchitherium crenidens, Parahippus crenidens

Full reference: W. B. Scott. 1893. The Mammals of the Deep River Beds. The American Naturalist 27(319):659-662

Belongs to Desmatippus according to B. J. MacFadden 1998

See also Cope 1894, Fremd 1994, Gidley 1904, Gidley 1907, Hay 1902, Osborn 1918, Schlaikjer 1937, Scott 1893, Stirton 1940 and Tedford et al. 1987

Sister taxa: Desmatippus avus, Desmatippus integer, Desmatippus nebrascensis, Desmatippus texanus, Desmatippus tyleri, Anchippus riparius

Type specimen: PU 10430, a partial skeleton (the dentition of both jaws, lacking the incisors, canines, first lower premolar and last upper molar, the mandible, portions of the radius and ulna, femur, manu)

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Desmatippus crenidens in the database

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