Eohippus cristonensis Cope 1877 (horse)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Alternative combinations: Hyracotherium cristonense, Orotherium cristonense, Pliolophus cristonensis

Belongs to Eohippus according to R. A. Stirton 1940

See also Gingerich 1991, Granger 1908, Hay 1902 and Wortman 1896

Sister taxa: Eohippus angustidens, Eohippus borealis, Eohippus resartus

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Eohippus cristonensis in the database

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