Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Alternative spelling: Hyracotherium (Pliolophus)
Parent taxon: Equidae according to J. J. Hooker and D. Dashzeveg 2004
See also Cope 1881, Froehlich 2002, Gingerich 1991, Granger 1908, Hay 1902, Hooker 1994, Owen 1859, Prothero and Schoch 1989, Schiebout 1974 and Wortman 1896
Sister taxa: Anchitheriinae, Duchesnehippus, Eohippus, Epihippus, Equinae, Erihippus, Gobihippus, Hipphaplus, Hyperhippidium, Hypohippidium, Hyracotheriinae, Lophiopus, Minippus, Orohippus, Plesiohipparion, Protohippinae, Protorohippus, Sifrhippus, Sivalhippus, Xenicohippus
Subtaxa: Pliolophus barnesi Pliolophus quesnoyensis Pliolophus vulpiceps
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (2 collections), Portugal (1), the United Kingdom (4)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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