Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Alternative combinations: Astrohippus stocki, Pliohippus stockii
Synonyms: Astrohippus albidens Mooser 1968, Dinohippus albidens Mooser 1968
Full reference: J. F. Lance. 1950. Paleontologia Y Estratigrafia Del Plioceno De Yepomera, Estado De Chihuahua. 1A Parte: Equidos, Excepto Neohipparion. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geología, Boletín 54:1-81
Belongs to Astrohippus according to B. J. MacFadden 1998
See also Baskin 1991, Carranza-Castaneda 1992, Kelly and Lander 1988, MacFadden 1984 and Mooser 1968
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Astrohippus stockii: CIT 3576, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Yepomera, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in Mexico.
- Astrohippus albidens: FO 830, a mandible (fragmentary right lower jaw with p2-m3 in place ).
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of Mexico (13 collections), United States (8: Florida, New Mexico, Texas)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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