†Xenicohippus grangeri Bown and Kihm 1981 (horse)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Full reference: T. M. Bown and A. J. Kihm. 1981. Xenicohippus, an Unusual New Hyracotheriine (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) from Lower Eocene Rocks of Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 55(1):257-260
Belongs to Xenicohippus according to D. J. Froehlich 2002
See also Bown and Kihm 1981 and MacFadden 1998
Sister taxa: Xenicohippus craspedotum, Xenicohippus osborni
Type specimen: USGS 292, a mandible (right & left mandible fragments with P2–P4)
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (9: Colorado, Wyoming collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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