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Pliohippina

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Taxonomy
Pliohippina was named by Prado and Alberdi (1996). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Prado and Alberdi (1996).

It was assigned to Equini by Prado and Alberdi (1996).

Subtaxa
Astrohippus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Pliohippina Prado and Alberdi p. 674

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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
tribeEquini
subtribePliohippina
subtribePliohippina

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.

Subtr. Pliohippina Prado and Alberdi 1996
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G. †Astrohippus Stirton 1940
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†Astrohippus ansae Matthew and Stirton 1930
†Astrohippus stockii Lance 1950
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Invalid names: Astrohippus albidens Mooser 1968 [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: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, MacFadden 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Hemphillian to the top of the Early/Lower Clarendonian or 10.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Nevada) Pliohippus sp. (19065)
Barstovian - Early/Lower Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Kansas) Astrohippus sp. (18187)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Astrohippus sp. (18128)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Kansas) Astrohippus ansae (18241 18342) Astrohippus sp. (18055) Calippus ansae (18140)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Florida) Astrohippus sp. (18564)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Guanajuato) Astrohippus stocki (18718)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Jalisco) Astrohippus sp. (18745) Astrohippus stockii (18747 18748 189788 189790)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Texas) Astrohippus ansae (18073 18097 18175) Astrohippus sp. (18072) Pliohippus stockii (18377)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (New Mexico) Astrohippus ansae (19533)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Oklahoma) Calippus ansae (18304)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Hidalgo) Astrohippus stocki (212307)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (New Mexico) Astrohippus stocki (19602)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Zacatecas) Astrohippus ansae (157351)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Texas) Astrohippus stocki (18340) Astrohippus stockii (18036 18093 18110)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Chihuahua) Pliohippus stockii (18734 18755)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Guanajuato) Astrohippus stocki (18713) Astrohippus stockii (18737 18738 18740)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Florida) Astrohippus stocki (18553) Astrohippus stockii (18595)