Parahippus agrestis Leidy 1873

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Alternative combinations: Anchitherium agreste, Archaeohippus agreste, Mesohippus agrestis, Miohippus agrestis

Full reference: J. Leidy. 1873. Part I. Contributions to the extinct vertebrate fauna of the western territories. Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories 1:1-358

Belongs to Parahippus according to B. J. MacFadden 1998

See also Hay 1902, Leidy 1873, Macdonald 1992, Osborn 1904, Osborn 1918, Schlaikjer 1937, Sellards 1916 and Stirton 1940

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: USNM 5393, a mandible (Lower jaw fragments containing lower last premolar and first molar of the left side, also last molar from the same specimen as the former)

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Parahippus agrestis in the database

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