Equus alaskae

Equus alaskae was a Pleistocene species of horse, now extinct, that inhabited North America.^[3][4]

Equus alaskae Temporal range: 2.588–0.009 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Equidae
Genus:	Equus
Subgenus:	incertae sedis
Species:	†E. alaskae
Binomial name
†Equus alaskae Winans 1989[1]
Synonyms
Equus conversidens leoni Equus niobrarensis alaskae Equus lambei Hay 1917[2] Onager lambei Hay 1917[2]

Fossils found from Alaska to Mexico have been identified as Equus alaskae, and it has been referred to as the most common equid in the southwest of North America.^[5] The species was medium to small-sized, around the dimensions of a cowpony.^[5][6]

See also

• Evolution of the horse
• Equus conversidens

References

1. M. C. Winans. 1989. A quantitative study of the North American fossil species of the genus Equus. The evolution of perissodactyls 262-297
2. "†Equus alaskae Winans 1989 (horse)" (html). Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
3. "Fossilworks: Equus alaskae". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
4. Lucas, Spencer G.; Zidek, Jiri (1993-01-01). Vertebrate Paleontology in New Mexico: Bulletin 2. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.
5. MacNeish, Richard S.; Liddy, Jane G. (2003-01-01). Pendejo Cave. UNM Press. ISBN 9780826324054.
6. Teresa Alberdi, Arroyo-Cabrales, Marín-Leyva, Alberdi Polaco, María, Joaquín, Alejandro H., and Oscar J. (April 28, 2014). "Study of Cedral Horses and their place in the Mexican Quaternary" (PDF). Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)