Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Alternative combination: Hypohippus matthewi
Full reference: E. H. Barbour. 1914. A new fossil horse, Hypohippus matthewi. Nebraska Geological Survey 4(10):169-173
Belongs to Megahippus according to B. J. MacFadden 1998
See also Barbour 1914, McGrew 1938, Osborn 1918, Stirton 1940, Tedford and Alf 1962, Voorhies 1990 and Webb 1969
Sister taxon: Megahippus mckennai
Type specimen: Its type locality is Devil's Gulch Horse Quarry, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Valentine Formation of Nebraska
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (7: California, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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