Equus capensis Broom 1909 (horse)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Alternative combination: Hippotigris capensis

Belongs to Equus according to Broom 1909

Sister taxa: Equus (Amerhippus), Equus (Asinus) cumminsi, Equus (Hemionus), Equus (Hesperohippus), Equus (Parastilidequus), Equus (Sussemionus), Equus africanus, Equus alaskae, Equus asinus, Equus australis, Equus caballus, Equus calobatus, Equus cedralensis, Equus coliemensis, Equus complicatus, Equus conversidens, Equus eisenmannae, Equus excelsus, Equus francisci, Equus fraternus, Equus fromanius, Equus giganteus, Equus holmesi, Equus intermedius, Equus jubatus, Equus laurentius, Equus leidyi, Equus mexicanus, Equus nalaikhaensis, Equus nearcticus, Equus nevadanus, Equus niobrarensis, Equus nobisi, Equus parastylidens, Equus pectinatus, Equus przewalskii, Equus pseudaltidens, Equus quagga, Equus sanmeniensis, Equus santaeelenae, Equus semiplicatus, Equus sivalensis, Equus tabeti, Equus taeniopus, Equus yunnanensis, Equus zebra, Hippotherium princeps, Asinus africanus, Equus (Asinus) kiang, Hippotigris stenonis, Hippotigris grevyi, Hippotigris robustus, Onager onager, Equus (Dolichohippus) enormis, Equus (Dolichohippus) grevyi

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of South Africa (20 collections)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (4)

• Miocene to Pliocene of South Africa (1)

Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence

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