Equus alaskae
Extinct Pleistocene species of horse
| Equus alaskae Temporal range: 2.588–0.009 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Equidae |
| Genus: | Equus |
| Subgenus: | incertae sedis |
| Species: | †E. alaskae |
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| †Equus alaskae Winans 1989[1] | |
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Equus alaskae was a Pleistocene species of horse, now extinct, that inhabited North America.[3][4]
Fossils found from Alaska to Mexico have been identified as Equus alaskae, and it has been referred to as the most common equid in the southwest of North America.[5] The species was medium to small-sized, around the dimensions of a cowpony.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ M. C. Winans. 1989. A quantitative study of the North American fossil species of the genus Equus. The evolution of perissodactyls 262-297
- ^ a b "†Equus alaskae Winans 1989 (horse)" (html). Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Equus alaskae". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Lucas, Spencer G.; Zidek, Jiri (1993-01-01). Vertebrate Paleontology in New Mexico: Bulletin 2. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.
- ^ a b MacNeish, Richard S.; Liddy, Jane G. (2003-01-01). Pendejo Cave. UNM Press. ISBN 9780826324054.
- ^ Teresa Alberdi, Arroyo-Cabrales, Marín-Leyva, Alberdi Polaco, María, Joaquín, Alejandro H., and Oscar J. (April 28, 2014). "Study of Cedral Horses and their place in the Mexican Quaternary" (PDF). Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas.
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Species of the genus Equus
Extinct species are marked †
| African wild ass (Equus africanus) |
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| Onager / Asiatic wild ass (Equus hemionus) |
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| Kiang/Tibetan wild ass (Equus kiang) |
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| Wild horse (Equus ferus) |
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| Plains zebra (Equus quagga) |
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| Mountain zebra (Equus zebra) |
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| Grévy's zebra (Equus grevy) |
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Equus species
- †Equus alaskae
- †Equus andium
- †Giant Cape zebra (Equus capensis)
- †Equus cedralensis
- †Equus complicatus
- †Equus conversidens
- †Equus crinidens
- †Equus cumminsii
- †Equus dalianensis
- †Equus excelsus
- †Equus fraternus
- †Equus gallicus
- †Equus giganteus
- †Equus lambei
- †Equus latipes
- †Equus lenensis
- †Equus mauritanicus
- †Equus mexicanus
- †Equus namadicus
- †Equus niobrarensis
- †Equus occidentalis
- †Equus pacificus
- †Equus parastylidens
- †Equus pectinatus
- †Hagerman horse (Equus simplicidens)
- †Equus semiplicatus
- †Equus scotti
- †Equus sivalensis
- †Equus stenonis
- †Equus uralensis
- †Equus yunnanensis
