Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Derivation of name. From the Cedral locality where the type specimens were found. Paratype series. Fragments of mandible ramii with remains of several teeth, p3-m3 right and left (DP-4577) and several upper row: P2-M2 left (P2 DP-3841, P3-P4 DP-3842, and M1-M2 DP- 3839), and three P2-M1 (DP-3829 left, and DP-3830 and DP-4587 right)
Full reference: M. T. Alberdi, J. Arroyo-Cabrales, A. H. Marin-Leyva and O. J. Polaco. 2014. Study of Cedral Horses and their place in the Mexican Quaternary. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas 31(2):221-237
Belongs to Equus according to M. T. Alberdi et al. 2014
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 capensis, 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, Equus (Dolichohippus) enormis, Equus (Dolichohippus) grevyi, Onager onager, Hippotigris grevyi, Hippotigris stenonis, Hippotigris robustus, Equus (Asinus) kiang, Asinus africanus
Type specimen: DP-2675 I-2 15 and DP-2674 I-2 8, a mandible ( A mandible ramus fragment formed by two specimens: one p2-m3 right row (DP-2675 I-2 15), and a second fragment of the symphysis with the anterior dentition (DP). Its type locality is Rancho La Amapola, which is in a Pleistocene lacustrine horizon in Mexico.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer
Distribution: found only at Rancho La Amapola
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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