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Megahippus
Temporal range: 16.3–10.3 Ma Barstovian to Late ClarendonianMegahippus mckennai fossils Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Perissodactyla Family: Equidae Subfamily: †Anchitheriinae Genus: Megahippus
McGrew, 1938Species - Megahippus matthewi
- Megahippus mckennai
Megahippus is an extinct equid genus belonging to the subfamily Anchitheriinae. As with other members of this subfamily, Megahippus is more primitive than the living horses. Fossil remains of Megahippus have been found across the U.S., from Montana to Florida.
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