Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Alternative combinations: Anchitherium exoletum, Miohippus exoletum, Miohippus exoletus
Synonyms: Mesohippus tribonostylus Osborn 1918, Mesohippus trigonostylus Osborn 1918, Pediohippus trigonostylus Osborn 1918
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1874. Report on the Vertebrate Paleontology of Colorado. Cope, E. D. 1874: Report on the Vertebrate Paleontology of Colorado. Ppp.428–533 in F. V. Hayden, ed. Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, Embracing Colorado, Being a Report of Progress of the Exploration for the Year 1873 428-533
Belongs to Mesohippus according to B. J. MacFadden 1998
See also Cope 1874, Hay 1902, Macdonald 1951, Macdonald 1992, Osborn 1904, Osborn 1918, Osborn and Wortman 1895, Prothero and Shubin 1989, Schlaikjer 1935, Scott 1941, Sinclair 1924 and Stirton 1940
Sister taxa: Mesohippus bairdi, Mesohippus barbouri, Mesohippus celer, Mesohippus cuneatus, Mesohippus latidens, Mesohippus propinquus, Mesohippus texanus, Mesohippus westoni
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: South Dakota collection)
• Eocene of United States (1: South Dakota)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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