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Equus simplicidens, also known as the Hagerman horse and American zebra, is an extinct species of equine native to North America during the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene. [1] It is one of the oldest and most primitive members of the genus Equus .
This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English language. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words. See also Latin phonology and ...
Equus (/ ˈ ɛ k w ə s, ˈ iː k w ə s /) [3] is a genus of mammals in the family Equidae, which includes horses, asses, and zebras. Within the Equidae, Equus is the only recognized extant genus, comprising seven living species.
Equidae (commonly known as the horse family) is the taxonomic family of horses and related animals, including the extant horses, asses, and zebras, and many other species known only from fossils.
Equus semplicatus was a Pleistocene species of New World stilt-legged horse, [2] and considered the type species for the stilt legged horses, one of three lineages of equids within the Americas, [3] the other two being hippidionid and caballine horses. [4] Now extinct, Equus semiplicatus once inhabited North America. [5]
Equus altidens is a medium-sized equine species [2] with an estimated body mass of around 338–374 kilograms (745–825 lb). [6] ST2 The species had slender limbs, the most slender among the "stenonines", including the metapodial bones, and is distinguished from other equines by a number of dental morphological features, including narrow and small crowns, and deep molar ectoflexid, though the ...
Equoidea is a superfamily of hippomorph perissodactyls containing the Equidae, Palaeotheriidae, and other basal equoids of unclear affinities, of which members of the genus Equus are the only extant species.
Articles relating to the genus Equus, a genus of mammals in the family Equidae, which includes horses, donkeys, and zebras. Within the Equidae, Equus is the only recognized extant genus, comprising seven living species. Like Equidae more broadly, Equus has numerous extinct species known only from fossils.