Acritohippus Kelly 1995 (horse)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Full reference: T. S. Kelly. 1995. New Miocene horses from the Caliente Formation, Cuyama Valley Badlands, California. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 455:1-33

Parent taxon: Equinae according to T. S. Kelly 1995

Sister taxa: Calippini, Equini, Hipparionini, Hippodon, Hippotheriini, Merychippus, Protohippini, Scaphohippus, Stylonus

Subtaxa: Acritohippus isonesus Acritohippus quinni Acritohippus stylodontus Acritohippus tertius

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Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Hemphillian of United States (1: Montana collection)

• Miocene of Canada (12: Saskatchewan), United States (97: California, Florida, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon)

Total: 110 collections each including a single occurrence

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