Equus alaskae

Equus alaskae was a Pleistocene species of horse, now extinct, that inhabited North America.^[3][4]

Equus alaskae Temporal range: 2.588–0.009 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Equidae
Genus:	Equus
Subgenus:	incertae sedis
Species:	†E. alaskae
Binomial name
†Equus alaskae Winans 1989[1]
Synonyms
Equus conversidens leoni Equus niobrarensis alaskae Equus lambei Hay 1917[2] Onager lambei Hay 1917[2]

Fossils found from Alaska to Mexico have been identified as Equus alaskae, and it has been referred to as the most common equid in the southwest of North America.^[5] The species was medium to small-sized, around the dimensions of a cowpony.^[5][6]

See also

• Evolution of the horse
• Equus conversidens