Minippus index Cope 1873

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Alternative combinations: Eohippus index, Hyracotherium index, Orotherium index

Synonyms: Hyracotherium sulcatus Gingerich 1989, Orotherium loevii Cope 1877, Pliolophus loevii Cope 1877

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1873. Fourth notice of extinct Vertebrata from the Bridger and the Green River tertiaries. Palaeontological Bulletin 17:1-4

Belongs to Minippus according to D. J. Froehlich 2002

See also Cope 1873, Gazin 1952, Gazin 1962, Gingerich 1989, Gingerich 1991, Granger 1908, Hay 1902, MacFadden 1998, Stirton 1940 and Wortman 1896

Sister taxon: Minippus jicarillai

Type specimens:

  • Minippus index: AMNH 4680, a mandible
  • Hyracotherium sulcatus:
  • Orotherium loevii:

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (18: New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming collections)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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