Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Metopophora
Cladus: Haptodontiformes
Cladus: Sphenacomorpha
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Eutheriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Epicynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliamorpha
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Cladus: Boreosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Magnordo: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Cladus: Scrotifera
Grandordo: Ferungulata
Mirordo: Euungulata
Ordo: Perissodactyla
Superfamilia: Equoidea
Familia: Equidae
Subfamilia: †Hyracotheriinae
Genus: Epihippus
Species: D. intermedius – E. gracilis – E. uintensis
Name
Epihippus Marsh 1878
References
Epihippus. Fossilworks. Accessed on 27 November 2015.
Vernacular names
English: Epihippus
فارسی: براسب (جانور)
日本語: エピヒップス
한국어: 에피히푸스
中文: 次馬
Epihippus is an extinct genus of the modern horse family Equidae that lived in the Eocene, from 46 to 38 million years ago.
Restoration of Epihippus (middle) and other animals of the Hancock Mammal Quarry
Epihippus is believed to have evolved from Orohippus, which continued the evolutionary trend of increasingly efficient grinding teeth. It had five grinding, low-crowned cheek teeth with well-formed crests. A late and partially recognized species of Epihippus, sometimes called Duchesnehippus intermedius, had teeth similar to Oligocene equids, although slightly less developed. The genus fed mostly on insects, berries and plant material.[2][3]
Species
There are three species:[1]
Epihippus gracilis
Epihippus intermedius
Epihippus uintensis
References
"Fossilworks: Epihippus". paleodb.org. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
"Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
"Fossilworks: Epihippus (Duchesnehippus)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
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