Parahippus
Sign in to saveParahippus ("near to horse"), is an extinct equid, a relative of modern horses, asses, and zebras. It lived from 24 to 17 million years ago, during the Miocene epoch. It was very similar to Miohippus, but slightly larger, at around tall, at the withers. Their fossils have been found in North America, primarily in the Great Plains region and Florida.
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Parahippus ("near to horse"), is an extinct equid, a relative of modern horses, asses, and zebras. It lived from 24 to 17 million years ago, during the Miocene epoch. It was very similar to Miohippus, but slightly larger, at around tall, at the withers. Their fossils have been found in North America, primarily in the Great Plains region and Florida.
== Taxonomy == The following fossil species are known: P. cognatus Leidy, 1858 (type species) - mid-Miocene (Hemingfordian to Barstovian) of Nebraska (Loup Fork Formation) & South Dakota (Batesland Formation), US P. coloradoensis Gidley, 1907 - early-mid Miocene (Arikareean to Barstovian) of South Dakota (Rosebud Formation), Colorado (Pawnee Creek Formation), & Oregon (Butte Creek Formation) P. leonensis Sellards, 1916 - early to mid-Miocene (Arikareean to Hemingfordian) of Florida (Torreya Formation), Delaware (Calvert Formation), Texas (Oakville Formation), Colorado (Browns Park Formation), & Oregon (John Day Formation) P. pawniensis Gidley, 1907 - early-mid Miocene (Arikareean to Hemingfordian) of Colorado (Pawnee Creek Formation), Wyoming, South Dakota (Rosebud Formation), Nevada, California (Vaqueros Formation) & Oregon (John Day Formation) The former species P. tyleri Loomis, 1908 is now placed in Desmatippus.