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Scaphohippus

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Taxonomy
Scaphohippus was named by Pagnac (2006). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Equinae by Pagnac (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Scaphohippus Pagnac p. 41

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
superfamilyEquoidea
familyEquidae
subfamilyEquinae
genusScaphohippus

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. †Scaphohippus Pagnac 2006
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†Scaphohippus sumani Merriam 1915
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Invalid names: Merychippus stylodus Merriam 1915 [synonym]
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, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, MacFadden 1998, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Barstovian or 15.97000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections (42 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Montana) Merychippus intermontanus (18969)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) Merychippus intermontanus (19234) Merychippus intermontanus, Merychippus sumani (19606)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian20.43 - 12.5USA (California) Merychippus intermontanus (19203 19207 19212 19214 19216 19218 19219 19224 19227 19235 19237 19245 19263 19265 19266) Merychippus intermontanus, Merychippus sumani (19200 19201)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian - Barstovian20.43 - 12.5USA (California) S. sp., S. sumani (237752)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Merychippus intermontanus (19132 19160 19522 19548) Merychippus sumani (19159) S. intermontanus (19422 19457 19463 214889) S. sumani (19458) S. sumani, S. intermontanus (19366 214888)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Merychippus intermontanus (18803)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Merychippus intermontanus (19547 19611)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) S. sumani (93107)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) S. intermontanus (17880 17904 17955) S. sumani (17903)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) Merychippus sumani (19196)