Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Full reference: T. M. Bown and A. J. Kihm. 1981. Xenicohippus, an Unusual New Hyracotheriine (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) from Lower Eocene Rocks of Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 55(1):257-260
Parent taxon: Equidae according to D. J. Froehlich 2002
See also Bown and Kihm 1981, MacFadden 1998 and Prothero and Schoch 1989
Sister taxa: Anchitheriinae, Duchesnehippus, Eohippus, Epihippus, Equinae, Erihippus, Gobihippus, Hipphaplus, Hyperhippidium, Hypohippidium, Hyracotheriinae, Lophiopus, Minippus, Orohippus, Plesiohipparion, Pliolophus, Protohippinae, Protorohippus, Sifrhippus, Sivalhippus
Subtaxa: Xenicohippus craspedotum Xenicohippus grangeri Xenicohippus osborni
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (31: Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, Wyoming collections)
Total: 31 collections including 32 occurrences
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