Duchesnehippus intermedius Peterson 1932 (horse)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Alternative combinations: Epihippus (Duchesnehippus) intermedius, Epihippus intermedius

Full reference: O. A. Peterson. 1932. New species from the Oligocene of the Uinta. Annals of Carnegie Museum 21(2):61-78

Belongs to Duchesnehippus according to D. T. Rasmussen et al. 1999

See also Bjork 1967, Hanson 1996, MacFadden 1980, MacFadden 1998, Peterson 1932, Scott 1945 and Stirton 1940

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CMNH 11845, a mandible. Its type locality is Halfway Hollow (Dry Gulch Creek Member), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Duchesne River Formation of Utah.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (3: South Dakota, Utah collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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