Biology:Hipparion
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Short description: Extinct genus of mammals
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Equidae |
| Subfamily: | Equinae |
| Tribe: | †Hipparionini |
| Genus: | †Hipparion De Christol, 1832 |
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Hipparion (Greek, "pony") is an extinct genus of horse that lived in North America, Asia, Europe, and Africa during the Miocene through Pleistocene ~23 Mya—781,000 years ago. It lived in non-forested, grassy plains, shortgrass prairie or steppes.[2]
Morphology
Hipparion resembled the modern horse, but still had two vestigial outer toes (in addition to its hoof). In some species, these outer toes were functional.[3] Hipparion was about 1.4 metres (4.6 ft) tall at the shoulder.[1]
Species
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Palmer, D., ed (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 257. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
- ↑ "Mindat.org". https://www.mindat.org/taxon-4830490.html.
- ↑ Williams, Wendy (2015). The Horse. Toronto, Canada: Harper Collins. pp. 117. ISBN 9781443417860.
Wikidata ☰ Q971275 entry
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