Equus sivalensis

Equus sivalensis is an extinct species of large equid native to the northern Indian subcontinent. Remains date from the beginning of the Pleistocene, c. 2.58 million years ago until around 600,000 years ago, during the Middle Pleistocene. It is considered a "stenonine horse", meaning that it is more closely related to zebras and asses than true horses. Based on isotopes and teeth morphology, it is thought to have been a grazer.^[1] The later species Equus namadicus from the same region has sometimes been suggested to be a synonym due to their similar teeth morphology.^[2]

Equus sivalensis Temporal range: Early-Middle Pleistocene 2.58–0.6 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
Species:	†E. sivalensis
Binomial name
†Equus sivalensis Falconer & Cautley, 1849