Equus niobrarensis

Equus niobrarensis
Temporal range: Late Pleistocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Genus: Equus
Species: †E. niobrarensis
Binomial name
†Equus niobrarensis
Synonyms

†Equus scotti

Equus niobrarensis (or commonly, Niobrara horse)[1] is an extinct species of Equus, the genus that includes the horse. E. niobrarensis may be synonymous with Equus scotti.[2] It was "stout-legged" and belonged to the "big horses" category as defined by M. C. Winans.[2] The skull of the horse was noted as being broader than Equus caballus.[3]

Distribution

E. niobrarensis was native to North America and commonly found in western North America and dates to the late Pleistocene.[4] Fossils of E. niobrarensis were discovered at Dry Cave in Wisconsin.[5] Another mention of an E. niobrarensis discovery was in Skeleton Cave, Oregon.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ utep.edu Albuquerque Gravel Pits. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Equus Nomenclature". Utep.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  3. ↑ "Evolution of the Horse Brain". Books.Google.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  4. ↑ "Late Pleistocene Vertebrates from a Rockshelter in Cimarron County, Oklahoma" (PDF). ResearchGate.net. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  5. ↑ "†Equus conversidens Owen 1869—Mexican Horse". Utep.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  6. ↑ Unknown (1940-12-13), "Teeth Belonged to a Horse Named Equus Niobrarensis", Bend Bulletin, p. 1
  7. ↑ Unknown (1940-11-25), "Ancient Teeth Found in Cave", Bend Bulletin, p. 1, retrieved 2010-09-22
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