Kalobatippus praestans Cope 1879

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Alternative combinations: Anchitherium praestans, Mesohippus praestans, Miohippus praestans

Synonyms: Anchitherium gracilis Marsh 1892, Kalobatippus gracilis Marsh 1892

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1879. A new Anchitherium. The American Naturalist 13(7):462-463

Belongs to Kalobatippus according to B. J. MacFadden 1998

See also Cope 1879, Cope 1894, Cope and Matthew 1915, Evander 1989, Fremd 1994, Hay 1902, MacFadden 2001, Osborn 1904, Osborn 1918, Romer 1926, Schlaikjer 1935 and Stirton 1940

Sister taxa: Kalobatippus agatensis, Kalobatippus australis, Kalobatippus avus

Type specimens:

  • Kalobatippus praestans: AMNH 7269, a partial skeleton (Skull, jaws, tibia, and pes)
  • Kalobatippus gracilis: YPM 11301, a set of limb elements (a right foot and a few other bones).

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Kalobatippus praestans in the database

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