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Orohippus
Taxonomy
Orohippus was named by Marsh (1872).
It was assigned to Hyracotheriinae by Hay (1902) and MacFadden (1998); and to Equidae by Marsh (1872), Scott (1913), Stirton (1940), Kitts (1957), Carroll (1988), Prothero and Schoch (1989) and Froehlich (2002).
It was assigned to Hyracotheriinae by Hay (1902) and MacFadden (1998); and to Equidae by Marsh (1872), Scott (1913), Stirton (1940), Kitts (1957), Carroll (1988), Prothero and Schoch (1989) and Froehlich (2002).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1872 | Helotherium Cope |
1872 | Orohippus Marsh |
1873 | Oligotomus Cope |
1892 | Helohippus Marsh p. 353 |
1902 | Helohippus Hay p. 611 |
1902 | Orohippus Hay p. 611 |
1908 | Orohippus (Aminippus) Granger p. 254 |
1913 | Orohippus Scott p. 290 |
1940 | Orohippus Stirton p. 168 |
1957 | Orohippus Kitts p. 3 |
1988 | Orohippus Carroll |
1989 | Orohippus Prothero and Schoch p. 531 |
1998 | Orohippus MacFadden p. 543 |
2002 | Orohippus Froehlich p. 151 |
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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. †Orohippus Marsh 1872
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†Orohippus agilis Marsh 1873
†Orohippus major Marsh 1874
†Orohippus progressus Granger 1908
†Orohippus proteros Korth and Evander 1982
†Orohippus pumilus Marsh 1871
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Invalid names: Helotherium procyoninum Cope 1871 [synonym], Hyracotherium osbornianum Cope 1883 [synonym], Lophiotherium ballardi Marsh 1871 [synonym], Oligotomus cinctus Cope 1873 [synonym], Orohippus atavus Granger 1908 [synonym], Orohippus typicus Granger 1908 [synonym]
Invalid names: Helohippus Marsh 1892 [synonym], Helotherium Cope 1872 [synonym], Oligotomus Cope 1873 [synonym], Orohippus (Aminippus) Granger 1908 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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D. B. Kitts 1957 | P3 and P4 with four major cusps in al species and fuly molariform in advanced species. Mesostyle on molars in all species and on P3 and P4 in advanced species. Upper molars with well-developed lophs but with intermediate cusps detectable. Ectoloph on molars V-shaped in crown view in al species and on P3 and P4 of advanced species. P4 molariform. Mesolophid sharply oblique. Digits I and V absent in pes |