Duchesnehippus Peterson 1932 (horse)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Full reference: O. A. Peterson. 1932. New species from the Oligocene of the Uinta. Annals of Carnegie Museum 21(2):61-78

Parent taxon: Equidae according to D. T. Rasmussen et al. 1999

Sister taxa: Anchitheriinae, Eohippus, Epihippus, Equinae, Erihippus, Gobihippus, Hipphaplus, Hyperhippidium, Hypohippidium, Hyracotheriinae, Lophiopus, Minippus, Orohippus, Plesiohipparion, Pliolophus, Protohippinae, Protorohippus, Sifrhippus, Sivalhippus, Xenicohippus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (3: South Dakota, Utah collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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