| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Plesippus
Taxonomy
Plesippus was named by Matthew (1924).
It was synonymized subjectively with Equus by Stirton (1940), Hibbard and Riggs (1949), Lance (1950), Hibbard (1951), Shotwell (1961), Skinner (1972), Skinner et al. (1972), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Galusha et al. (1984), Prothero and Schoch (1989), Winans (1989), Schultz (1990), Kelly (1995), Kelly (1997), MacFadden (1998); it was synonymized subjectively with Hippotigris by McGrew (1944), Mooser (1958); it was reranked as Equus (Plesippus) by Howe (1970), Forsten and Eisenmann (1995); it was synonymized subjectively with Equus (Dolichohippus) by MacFadden and Waldrop (1980).
It was assigned to Equus by Howe (1970), Forsten and Eisenmann (1995); and to Equini by Barrón-Ortiz et al. (2019).
It was synonymized subjectively with Equus by Stirton (1940), Hibbard and Riggs (1949), Lance (1950), Hibbard (1951), Shotwell (1961), Skinner (1972), Skinner et al. (1972), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Galusha et al. (1984), Prothero and Schoch (1989), Winans (1989), Schultz (1990), Kelly (1995), Kelly (1997), MacFadden (1998); it was synonymized subjectively with Hippotigris by McGrew (1944), Mooser (1958); it was reranked as Equus (Plesippus) by Howe (1970), Forsten and Eisenmann (1995); it was synonymized subjectively with Equus (Dolichohippus) by MacFadden and Waldrop (1980).
It was assigned to Equus by Howe (1970), Forsten and Eisenmann (1995); and to Equini by Barrón-Ortiz et al. (2019).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Plesippus Matthew p. 2 |
| 1930 | Plesippus Gidley |
| 1965 | Plesippus Hibbard and et al. |
| 1970 | Equus (Plesippus) Howe |
| 1970 | Plesippus Shotwell |
| 1995 | Equus (Plesippus) Forsten and Eisenmann p. 88 |
| 1995 | Plesippus Repenning et al. |
| 2019 | Plesippus Barrón-Ortiz et al. p. 9 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
G. †Plesippus Matthew 1924
show all | hide all
†Equus (Plesippus) crenidens Cope 1884
†Plesippus francescana Frick 1921
†Plesippus idahoensis Merriam 1918
†Plesippus simplicidens Cope 1892
hide
Invalid names: Equus achates Hay and Cook 1930 [synonym], Equus pons Quinn 1958 [synonym], Equus shoshonensis Gidley 1930 [synonym], Equus tau Owen 1869 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|||||
|
|
||||
| Source: subf = subfamily, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, MacFadden 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (111 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pliocene | USA (California) | P. sp. (234662) | |
| Pliocene | Romania (Southern Moldavia) | P. euxinicus (39424) | |
| Blancan | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | Equus simplicidens (19673 20075) | |
| Blancan | USA (Kansas) | Equus simplicidens (19924 19929 19932 19937 19939 19941 19942 19944 19947 19948 19951 19952) | |
| Blancan | Mexico (Guanajuato) | Equus simplicidens (20077 70111) | |
| Blancan | USA (Nebraska) | Equus simplicidens (19955 19959 19960 19963) | |
| Blancan | USA (New Mexico) | Equus simplicidens (19968 19970 19974 19975 19981) Equus sp. (19655) | |
| Blancan | Mexico (Hidalgo) | Equus simplicidens (20073) | |
| Blancan | USA (Arizona) | Equus simplicidens (19650 19656 19657 19658) | |
| Blancan | USA (Idaho) | Equus idahoensis (19767) P. idahoensis (19793 19911 19912 19913) P. shoshonensis (19808) | |
| Blancan | USA (Colorado) | Equus simplicidens (19744) | |
| Blancan | Mexico (Michoacan) | Equus simplicidens (20072) | |
| Blancan | USA (Nevada) | Equus idahoensis (19111 19112 229151) Equus simplicidens (19965 19989 19990 19991 19992 19995 19997 20000 20005 20006 20008) Equus sp. (19967) | |
| Blancan | USA (California) | Equus simplicidens (19708 20114 20118 20120) P. francescana (19664 19665) P. idahoensis (19737) P. proversus (19668) P. simplicidens (19705 28236 28237) P. sp. (234637) Pliohippus francescana (19667) | |
| Blancan | USA (Washington) | Equus simplicidens (20062 20063) | |
| Blancan | USA (Texas) | Equus idahoensis (20038) Equus simplicidens (20023 20029 20031 20032 20033 20035 20036 20039 20045 20048 20050 20051 20052 20060) Equus sp. (20026) | |
| Blancan - Irvingtonian | Mexico (Jalisco) | Equus simplicidens (20078) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Mexico (México) | Equus crenidens, Equus tau (163820) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (Texas) | Equus simplicidens (191451) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Mexico (Jalisco) | Equus simplicidens (189787) | |
| Pleistocene | Mexico | Equus crinidens (71317) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Georgia) | Equus tau (77596 96899) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Texas) | Equus littoralis (156789) Onager littoralis (207481) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (California) | Equus simplicidens (20124 20125 20127 20128) P. francescana (20319) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Nevada) | Equus idahoensis (20010 20011 20012 20014 20015 20016) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Texas) | Equus simplicidens (20411) Equus tau (20498) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (New Mexico) | Equus tau (93281) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | Mexico (Sonora) | Equus tau (74471) |