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Protorohippus
Extinct genus of mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Quick Facts Protorohippus Temporal range: Eocene (Wasatchian), Scientific classification ...
Protorohippus Temporal range: Eocene (Wasatchian) | |
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Fossil from the Green River Formation | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | Equidae |
Genus: | †Protorohippus Wortman, 1896 |
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Protorohippus venticolum (Cope, 1881) | |
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