Mesohippus exoletus Cope 1874

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Alternative combinations: Anchitherium exoletum, Miohippus exoletum, Miohippus exoletus

Synonyms: Mesohippus tribonostylus Osborn 1918, Mesohippus trigonostylus Osborn 1918, Pediohippus trigonostylus Osborn 1918

Belongs to Mesohippus according to B. J. MacFadden 1998

See also Cope 1874, Hay 1902, Macdonald 1951, Macdonald 1992, Osborn 1904, Osborn 1918, Osborn and Wortman 1895, Prothero and Shubin 1989, Schlaikjer 1935, Scott 1941, Sinclair 1924 and Stirton 1940

Sister taxa: Mesohippus bairdi, Mesohippus barbouri, Mesohippus celer, Mesohippus cuneatus, Mesohippus latidens, Mesohippus propinquus, Mesohippus texanus, Mesohippus westoni

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (1: South Dakota collection)

• Eocene of United States (1: South Dakota)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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