Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Alternative combinations: Merychippus (Protohippus) tertius, Merychippus tertius
Full reference: H. F. Osborn. 1918. Equidae of the Oligocene, Miocene, and Pliocene of North America, iconographic type revision. Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History 2(1):1-217
Belongs to Acritohippus according to T. S. Kelly 1998
Sister taxa: Acritohippus isonesus, Acritohippus quinni, Acritohippus stylodontus
Type specimen: AMNH 14180, a partial skeleton (Palate and complete series of grinding teeth, pLm3, lower jaws and parts of skeleton.)
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (11: California, Nebraska collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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