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Equidae

Index Equidae

Equidae (sometimes known as the horse family) is the taxonomic family of horses and related animals, including the extant horses, donkeys, and zebras, and many other species known only from fossils. [1]

60 relations: Acritohippus, Anchitheriinae, Anchitherium, Archaeohippus, Astrohippus, Desmatippus, Dinohippus, Donkey, Eocene, Eohippus, Epihippus, Equinae, Equini, Equus (genus), Eurohippus, Eurygnathohippus, Extinction, Family (biology), Fossil, Genus, Haplohippus, Haringtonhippus, Hipparion, Hippidion, Hippotherium, Horse, Hypohippus, Hyracotherium, John Edward Gray, Kalobatippus, Megahippus, Merychippus, Mesohippus, Miocene, Miohippus, Nannippus, Neohipparion, Neontology, Odd-toed ungulate, Orohippus, Parahippus, Pleistocene, Pliohippus, Pliolophus, Proboscidipparion, Propalaeotherium, Protohippus, Protorohippus, Przewalski's horse, Pseudhipparion, ..., Rhinoceros, Scaphohippus, Sifrhippus, Sinohippus, Species, Tapir, Taxonomy (biology), Tribe (biology), Type species, Zebra. Expand index (10 more) »

Acritohippus

Acritohippus is an extinct genus of equine from North America.

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Anchitheriinae

The Anchitheriinae are an extinct subfamily of the Perissodactyla family Equidae, the same family which includes modern horses, zebras and donkeys.

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Anchitherium

Anchitherium (meaning near beast) was a fossil horse with a three-toed hoof.

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Archaeohippus

Archaeohippus is an extinct three toed member of the family Equidae known from fossils of Late Oligocene to early Miocene age.

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Astrohippus

Astrohippus is an extinct member of the Equidae tribe Equini, the same tribe that contains the only living equid genus, Equus.

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Desmatippus

Desmatippus is an extinct, three-toed, browsing member of the Equidae.

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Dinohippus

Dinohippus (Greek: Terrible horse) is an extinct herbivorous mammal belonging to the tribe Equini, subfamily Equinae, which was endemic to North America from the late Hemphillian stage of the Miocene through the Zanclean stage of the Pliocene (10.3—3.6 mya) and in existence for approximately.

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Donkey

The donkey or ass (Equus africanus asinus) is a domesticated member of the horse family, Equidae.

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Eocene

The Eocene Epoch, lasting from, is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the Cenozoic Era.

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Eohippus

Eohippus is an extinct genus of small equid ungulates.

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Epihippus

Epihippus is an extinct genus of the modern horse family Equidae that lived in the Eocene, from 46 to 38 million years ago.

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Equinae

Equinae is a subfamily of the family Equidae, which live worldwide (except Indonesia and Australia) from the Hemingfordian stage of the Early Miocene to present (20.6—0 mya) and in existence for approximately.

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Equini

Equini is a tribe of herbivorous mammals of the subfamily Equinae, family Equidae, which has lived worldwide (except Australia) since the Hemingfordian stage of the Early Miocene to present (20.6—0 mya) and in existence for approximately.

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Equus (genus)

Equus is a genus of mammals in the family Equidae, which includes horses, donkeys, and zebras.

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Eurohippus

Eurohippus is an extinct genus of equid ungulate.

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Eurygnathohippus

Eurygnathohippus is an extinct genus of hipparionine horse.

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Extinction

In biology, extinction is the termination of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon), normally a species.

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Family (biology)

In biological classification, family (familia, plural familiae) is one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus.

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Fossil

A fossil (from Classical Latin fossilis; literally, "obtained by digging") is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age.

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Haplohippus

Haplohippus is an extinct genus of the modern horse family Equidae, that lived in the Eocene, from 42 to 38 million years ago.

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Haringtonhippus

Haringtonhippus is an extinct genus of stilt-legged horse, which was native to North America in the Pleistocene.

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Hipparion

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, existing for 22 million years.

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Hippidion

Hippidion (meaning little horse) is an extinct genus of horse that lived in South America from the Pliocene to the mid-Holocene, between two million and 8,000 years ago.

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Hippotherium

Hippotherium is an extinct genus of horse that lived in during the Miocene through Pliocene ~13.65—3.3 Mya, existing for.

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Horse

The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''.

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Hypohippus

Hypohippus ("Low horse") is an extinct genus of three-toed horse, which lived 17–11 million years ago.

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Hyracotherium

Hyracotherium ("hyrax-like beast") is an extinct genus of very small (about 60 cm in length) perissodactyl ungulates that was found in the London Clay formation.

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John Edward Gray

John Edward Gray, FRS (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist.

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Kalobatippus

Kalobatippus ('stilt walking horse') was a genus of Anchitheriinae Equid.

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Megahippus

Megahippus is an extinct equid genus belonging to the subfamily Anchitheriinae.

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Merychippus

Merychippus is an extinct proto-horse of the family Equidae that was endemic to North America during the Miocene, 15.9–10.3 million years ago.

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Mesohippus

Mesohippus (Greek: μεσο/meso meaning "middle" and ιππος/hippos meaning "horse") is an extinct genus of early horse.

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Miocene

The Miocene is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma).

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Miohippus

Miohippus (meaning "small horse") was a genus of prehistoric horse existing longer than most Equidae.

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Nannippus

Nannippus is an extinct genus of horse endemic to North America during the Miocene through Pliocene, ~13.3—3.3 Ma, living approximately.

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Neohipparion

Neohipparion is an extinct genus of equid, from the Neogene (Miocene to Pliocene) of North America and Central America.

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Neontology

Neontology is a part of biology that, in contrast to paleontology, deals with living (or, more generally, recent) organisms.

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Odd-toed ungulate

Members of the order Perissodactyla, also known as odd-toed ungulates, are mammals characterized by an odd number of toes and by hindgut fermentation with somewhat simple stomachs.

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Orohippus

Orohippus (Gr., "mountain horse") is an extinct equid that lived in the Eocene (about 50 million years ago).

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Parahippus

Parahippus is an extinct relative of the modern horse, very similar to Miohippus, but slightly larger, at around tall, at the withers.

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Pleistocene

The Pleistocene (often colloquially referred to as the Ice Age) is the geological epoch which lasted from about 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the world's most recent period of repeated glaciations.

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Pliohippus

Pliohippus (Greek πλεῖον (pleion, "more") and ἵππος (ippos, "horse")) is an extinct genus of Equidae, the "horse family".

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Pliolophus

Pliolophus is an extinct equid that lived in the Early Eocene of Britain.

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Proboscidipparion

Proboscidipparion is an extinct genus of horse that lived in Eurasia during the Pliocene around 7.1 - 4 million years ago.

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Propalaeotherium

Propalaeotherium was an early genus of equid endemic to Europe and Asia during the Middle Eocene.

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Protohippus

Protohippus is an extinct three-toed genus of horse.

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Protorohippus

Protorohippus is an extinct equid that lived in the Eocene of North America.

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Przewalski's horse

The Przewalski's horse (Khalkha, takhi; Ak Kaba Tuvan: dagy; Equus przewalskii or Equus ferus przewalskii), also called the Mongolian wild horse or Dzungarian horse, is a rare and endangered horse native to the steppes of central Asia.

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Pseudhipparion

Pseudhipparion is an extinct genus of horse endemic to North America during the Miocene.

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Rhinoceros

A rhinoceros, commonly abbreviated to rhino, is one of any five extant species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae, as well as any of the numerous extinct species.

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Scaphohippus

Scaphohippus is an extinct Miocene genus of equine, with two known species, known from fossils found in California, New Mexico, Montana, and Nebraska.

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Sifrhippus

Sifrhippus is an extinct genus of equid containing the species S. sandrae and S. grangeri.

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Sinohippus

Sinohippus is an extinct equid genus belonging to the subfamily Anchitheriinae.

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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Tapir

A tapir is a large, herbivorous mammal, similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile nose trunk.

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Taxonomy (biology)

Taxonomy is the science of defining and naming groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics.

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Tribe (biology)

In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank above genus, but below family and subfamily.

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Type species

In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen(s).

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Zebra

Zebras are several species of African equids (horse family) united by their distinctive black and white striped coats.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equidae

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