Equus (Hesperohippus) mexicanus Hibbard 1955 (horse)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Synonyms: Equus midlandensis Quinn 1957, Onager oviedoi Mooser 1959

Full reference: C. W. Hibbard. 1955. Pleistocene Vertebrates from the Upper Becerra (Becerra Superior) Formation, Valley of Tequixquiac, Mexico, with Notes on Other Pleistocene Forms. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 12(5):47-96

Belongs to Equus (Hesperohippus) according to E. Scott et al. 2003

See also Alberdi et al. 2014, Carranza-Castaneda and Miller 1987, Harris 1993, Hibbard 1955, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Lundelius 1972, Lundelius 1984, Mooser and Dalquest 1975, Pichardo 2004, Quinn 1957, Slaughter 1966 and Winans 1989

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Equus (Hesperohippus) mexicanus: No48 (HV-3), Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, a skull (nearly perfect skull lacking the LM3).
  • Equus midlandensis: T.M. no. 998, a partial skeleton (Right and left lower jaws, lackĀ· ing M.2-3 on the right, M.3 on the left and the ascending rami; upper left P.2, right P.3M.l; right metatarsal III and navicu- ).
  • Onager oviedoi:

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer

Distribution: found only at Moore Pit (Quaternary of Texas)

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