Equus alaskae Winans 1989 (horse)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Synonyms: Equus lambei Hay 1917, Onager lambei Hay 1917

Full reference: M. C. Winans. 1989. A quantitative study of the North American fossil species of the genus Equus. The evolution of perissodactyls 262-297

Belongs to Equus according to M. C. Winans 1989

See also Hay 1917, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Quinn 1957, Slaughter 1966 and Storer 2004

Sister taxa: Equus (Amerhippus), Equus (Asinus) cumminsi, Equus (Hemionus), Equus (Hesperohippus), Equus (Parastilidequus), Equus (Sussemionus), Equus africanus, Equus asinus, Equus australis, Equus caballus, Equus calobatus, Equus capensis, Equus cedralensis, Equus coliemensis, Equus complicatus, Equus conversidens, Equus eisenmannae, Equus excelsus, Equus francisci, Equus fraternus, Equus fromanius, Equus giganteus, Equus holmesi, Equus intermedius, Equus jubatus, Equus laurentius, Equus leidyi, Equus mexicanus, Equus nalaikhaensis, Equus nearcticus, Equus nevadanus, Equus niobrarensis, Equus nobisi, Equus parastylidens, Equus pectinatus, Equus przewalskii, Equus pseudaltidens, Equus quagga, Equus sanmeniensis, Equus santaeelenae, Equus semiplicatus, Equus sivalensis, Equus tabeti, Equus taeniopus, Equus yunnanensis, Equus zebra, Hippotherium princeps, Equus (Dolichohippus) grevyi, Equus (Dolichohippus) enormis, Onager onager, Hippotigris stenonis, Hippotigris robustus, Hippotigris grevyi, Asinus africanus, Equus (Asinus) kiang

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (6: Nunavut, Yukon collections), United States (3: Alaska, Texas)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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