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).
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Kalobatippus praestans in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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