Protorohippus

Protorohippus (Latin: "before" (pro), + Greek: "mountain" (oros), "horse" (hippos)^[1]) is an extinct species of equid that lived in the Eocene of North America.^[2]

Restoration by Charles R. Knight

Skeleton cast

Protorohippus Temporal range: Eocene (Wasatchian)
Fossil from the Green River Formation
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Equidae
Genus:	†Protorohippus Wortman, 1896
Type species
Protorohippus venticolum (Cope, 1881)
Species
†P. venticolum (Cope, 1881) †P. montanum Wortman, 18961
Synonyms
Hyracotherium venticolum Cope, 1881 Hyracotherium vasacciense venticolum Kitts, 1956 Eohippus venticolum Granger, 1908

See also

• Paleontology portal

• Evolution of the horse

References

1. "Glossary. American Museum of Natural History". Archived from the original on 20 November 2021.
2. Froehlich, D. J. (2002). "Quo vadis eohippus? The systematics and taxonomy of the early Eocene equids (Perissodactyla)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 134 (2): 141–256. doi:10.1046/j.1096-3642.2002.00005.x.