Acritohippus tertius Osborn 1918 (horse)

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

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