Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Mesohippus : Mesohippus texanus |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Mesohippus : Mesohippus texanus |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Mesohippus |
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Scientific Name | Mesohippus texanus McGrew, 1971 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Mesohippus texanus | species | belongs to Mesohippus | stated without evidence | McGrew, 1971 | Mesohippus texanus | species | belongs to Mesohippus | stated with evidence | MacFadden, 1998 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 40.4 - 37.2 Ma Eocene |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
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Environment | terrestrial (based on Eutheria) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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Diet | browser (based on Equidae) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. O. McGrew. 1971. Epihippus from the Vieja Group, Trans-Pecos Texas. Pearce-Sellards Series 18 |
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