Equus (Dolichohippus) enormis Downs and Miller 1994 (horse)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Full reference: T. Downs and G. J. Miller. 1994. Late Cenozoic equids from the Anza-Borrego desert of California. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 440:1-90

Belongs to Equus (Dolichohippus) according to T. Downs and G. J. Miller 1994

Sister taxa: Equus (Amerhippus), Equus (Asinus) cumminsi, Equus (Hemionus), Equus (Hesperohippus), Equus (Parastilidequus), Equus (Sussemionus), Equus africanus, Equus alaskae, Equus asinus, Equus australis, Equus caballus, Equus calobatus, Equus capensis, Equus cedralensis, Equus coliemensis, Equus complicatus, Equus conversidens, Equus eisenmannae, Equus excelsus, Equus francisci, Equus fraternus, Equus fromanius, Equus giganteus, Equus holmesi, Equus intermedius, Equus jubatus, Equus laurentius, Equus leidyi, Equus mexicanus, Equus nalaikhaensis, Equus nearcticus, Equus nevadanus, Equus niobrarensis, Equus nobisi, Equus parastylidens, Equus pectinatus, Equus przewalskii, Equus pseudaltidens, Equus quagga, Equus sanmeniensis, Equus santaeelenae, Equus semiplicatus, Equus sivalensis, Equus tabeti, Equus taeniopus, Equus yunnanensis, Equus zebra, Hippotherium princeps, Hippotigris stenonis, Hippotigris robustus, Hippotigris grevyi, Asinus africanus, Equus (Asinus) kiang, Onager onager, Equus (Dolichohippus) grevyi

Type specimen: IVCM 32, a partial skeleton (partial cranium and right and left mandibles with postcranial elements including: right distal humer- us, nearly complete right radius-ulna, complete left metac)

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (4: California collections)

• Blancan of United States (1: California)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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