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Eurygnathohippus albertense

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Taxonomy
Hipparion albertense was named by Hopwood (1926).

It was recombined as Eurygnathohippus albertense by Franz-Odendaal et al. (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Hipparion albertense Hopwood
2003Eurygnathohippus albertense Franz-Odendaal et al. p. 454

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
superfamilyEquoidea
familyEquidae
subfamilyEquinae
tribeHipparionini
genusEurygnathohippusVan Hoepen 1930
speciesalbertense(Hopwood 1926)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingsubf
Diet: grazersubf
Diet 2: browsersubf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:56:53
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:56:53
Source: subf = subfamily, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, MacFadden 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58South Africa Hipparion albertense (22220 22224 22228)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58South Africa (Langebaanweg) Hipparion albertense (21713)