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Eurygnathohippus afarense

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Taxonomy
Hipparion afarense was named by Eisenmann (1976).

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Hipparion afarense Eisenmann
2003Eurygnathohippus afarense Franz-Odendaal et al. p. 454

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
superfamilyEquoidea
familyEquidae
subfamilyEquinae
tribeHipparionini
genusEurygnathohippusVan Hoepen 1930
speciesafarense(Eisenmann 1976)

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.

Eurygnathohippus afarense Eisenmann 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
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, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, MacFadden 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Ethiopia Hipparion afarense (22197)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ethiopia Hipparion afarense (21762 21785)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Chad Hipparion afarense (21962 22505)