Dinohippus osborni Frick 1921 (horse)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Alternative combinations: Hippotigris osborni, Pliohippus (Astrohippus) osborni, Pliohippus osborni

Full reference: C. Frick. 1921. Extinct vertebrate faunas of the badlands of Bautista Creek and San Timoteo Canyon, southern California. University of California Publications in Geology 12(5):277-424

Belongs to Dinohippus according to B. J. MacFadden 1998

See also Azzaroli 1988, Frick 1921, Kelly 1998, Kelly and Lander 1988, May and Repenning 1982, Quinn 1955 and Stirton 1940

Sister taxa: Dinohippus interpolatus, Dinohippus leardi, Dinohippus leidyanus, Dinohippus mexicanus, Dinohippus spectans, Dinohippus subvenus

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Dinohippus osborni in the database

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