Hagerman horse
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Equus simplicidens, sometimes known as the Hagerman horse or the American Zebra is an extinct species of equine native to North America during the Pliocene and Early-Late Pleistocene. It is one of the oldest and most primitive members of the genus Equus. Abundant remains of it were discovered in 1928 in Hagerman, Idaho. It is the state fossil of Idaho.[3]
Quick Facts Hagerman horse Temporal range: Pliocene-Late Pleistocene, Scientific classification ...
Hagerman horse Temporal range: Pliocene-Late Pleistocene | |
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Mounted skeleton of a Hagerman horse | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | Equidae |
Genus: | Equus |
Subgenus: | Dolichohippus |
Species: | †E. simplicidens |
Binomial name | |
†Equus simplicidens | |
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