Miohippus longicristis Cope 1878 (anchitheriine horse)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Alternative combinations: Anchitherium longicristis, Mesohippus longicristis

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1878. On some of the characters of the Miocene fauna of Oregon. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 18(102):63-78

Belongs to Miohippus according to Hay 1930

See also Cope 1878, Cope 1894, Hay 1902, Macdonald 1992, Merriam and Sinclair 1907, Osborn 1904 and Osborn 1918

Sister taxa: Miohippus anceps, Miohippus annectens, Miohippus assiniboiensis, Miohippus condoni, Miohippus equiceps, Miohippus equinanus, Miohippus gemmarosae, Miohippus gidleyi, Miohippus grandis, Miohippus intermedius, Miohippus obliquidens, Miohippus primus, Miohippus quartus, Miohippus taxus

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Miohippus longicristis in the database

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