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Sifrhippus

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Taxonomy
Sifrhippus was named by Froehlich (2002) [Froehlich's name misspelt as Froelich by Secord et al. 2012].

It was assigned to Equoidea by Hooker and Dashzeveg (2004); and to Equidae by Froehlich (2002) and Secord et al. (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Sifrhippus Froehlich p. 153 fig. 1
2002Arenahippus Froehlich p. 159 fig. 1
2002Sifrhippus Froehlich p. 159
2002Arenahippus Froehlich p. 165
2004Sifrhippus Hooker and Dashzeveg p. 1374
2012Sifrhippus Secord et al. p. 959

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
superfamilyEquoidea
familyEquidae
genusSifrhippus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Sifrhippus Froehlich 2002
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Sifrhippus grangeri Gingerich 1989
Sifrhippus sandrae Gingerich 1989
Invalid names: Arenahippus Froehlich 2002 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. J. Froehlich 2002 (Arenahippus)The clade composed of Arenahippus and all more-derived equids is uniquely diagnosed by the presence of P4 posterior ridge moderate (Character 76, 0 to 1), premolar paralophid complex very short (Character 79, 1 to 0), and molar paracristid bend rounded (Character 88, 1 to 0). Some members of the group have a single medial cusp on the P2 (Character 21, 0 to 1), a moderate M3 hypolophids (Character 104, 0 to 1), a somewhat anterior P3 paraconule (Character 24, 0 to 1), molar metaconid twinned and equal in size (Character 83, 1 to 2), and lower molar metaconid separation large (Character 84, 0 to 1). The group lacks the synapomorphy of the next more-derived equid clade composed of Xenicohippus and more-derived equids, a crenulated M3 heel (Character 103, 0 to 1).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:55:50
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Graybullian to the top of the Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (414 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium (Hainaut) S. sandrae (87947)
Graybullian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Hyracotherium pernix (15701)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Arenahippus grangeri (15450 15480) Hyracotherium angustidens (15725 15845 15887) Hyracotherium grangeri (15429) Hyracotherium sp. (15854 15855)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Arenahippus aemulor (15790 15826 15835) Arenahippus grangeri (15489 15497 15736 15747 15773 15884 16039 16040 16041 16042 16049 16050) Arenahippus pernix (15673 118482) Hyracotherium aemulor (15511 15513 15514 15516 15517 15518 15520 15522 15523 15524 15531 15545 15592 15683 15699 15728 15741 15742 15743 15744 15745 15757 15758 15767 15770 15798 15799 15800 15801 15802 15804 15810 15827 15828 15829 46641 46656 46666 46667 46672 46673 46674 46675 46686 46687 46688 46689 46693 46694 46697 46698 46721 46724 46769 46770 46771 46772 46773 46775 46776 46777 46778 46779 46782 46784 46789 46791 46792 46794 46795 46797 46798 46799 46800 46801 46805 46814 46815 46816 46817 46818 46819 46828 46830 46831 46832 46833 46834 46835 46836 46837 46838 46839 46840 46841 46844 46852) Hyracotherium aemulor, Hyracotherium grangeri (15510 15512 15532 15536 15538 15541 15542 15544 15546 15548 15549 15551 15553 15554 46807 46809) Hyracotherium angustidens (15491 15493 15504 15515 15912 15932 16055) Hyracotherium grangeri (15458 15495 15503 15505 15507 15509 15540 15543 15547 15550 15555 15560 15566 15568 15586 15587 15588 15589 15590 15594 15726 15727 15730 15731 15732 15733 15734 15735 15737 15738 15739 15740 15746 15748 15749 15750 15751 15752 15753 15754 15755 15762 15763 15764 15765 15766 15772 15774 15775 15777 15778 15779 15781 15786 15787 15788 15791 15792 15793 15794 15795 15796 15797 15808 15809 15813 15815 15816 15818 15819 15820 15821 15822 15824 15825 15944 46636 46637 46638 46639 46640 46642 46643 46644 46645 46646 46647 46648 46650 46652 46657 46659 46660 46661 46662 46664 46668 46669 46670 46671 46680 46681 46684 46685 46690 46691 46725 46726 46727 46744 46768 46774 46780 46781 46783 46785 46786 46787 46788 46790 46793 46803 46804 46806 46808 46812 46813 46821 46822 46823 46824) Hyracotherium grangeri, Hyracotherium pernix (15556 15557 15558 15567 46692) Hyracotherium grangeri, Hyracotherium sandrae (15759 15761) Hyracotherium pernix (15455 15564 15687 15692 15694 15695 15696 15697 15698 15702 15703 15704 15705 15706 15707 15768 15769 15782 15785 15803 15805 15806 15807 15811 15812 15814 46682 46683 46695 46696 46699 46700 46701 46702 46703 46704 46705 46706 46707 46709 46710 46711 46712 46713 46714 46715 46716 46717 46718 46719 46720 46728 46729 46730 46731 46732 46733 46734 46735 46736 46738 46739 46740 46741 46742 46743 46745 46746 46747 46748 46749 46753 46754 46755 46756 46757 46758 46759 46760 46761 46762 46763 46764 46765 46766 46767 46810 46811 46820 46825 46826 46827 46843 46845 46846 46847 46848 46849 46851) Hyracotherium sandrae (15760 15771 15780) Hyracotherium sp. (15729 15756)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Hyracotherium aemulor (15709) Hyracotherium grangeri (15679) Hyracotherium pernix (15680 15681 15684 15685 15700) Hyracotherium sandrae (15591 154251 154253 154254 154255 154257 154258 154259 154263 154268 154269 154270 154271 154272 154274 154280 154281 154282)