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Equus conversidens 
Equus conversidens Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Perissodactyla Family: Equidae Genus: Equus Species: †E. conversidens Binomial name †Equus conversidens
Owen, 1863Synonyms Equus alaskae, Equus semiplicatus[1]
Equus conversidens Owen 1869, or the Mexican Horse, was a Pleistocene species of horse, now extinct, that inhabited North America.[2]
Fossils found in Mexico, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Florida have been identified as Equus conversidens.[2] In January 1963, a partial skeleton of Equus conversidens was found in the city of Canyon, Texas in a white clay bed during the excavation of a basement. [2] The species was medium to small-sized.[1]
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References
- ^ a b "†Equus conversidens Owen 1869—Mexican Horse". University of Texas at El Paso. http://www.utep.edu/leb/pleistNM/taxaMamm/Equusconversidens.htm. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ a b c Walter W. Dalquest and Jack T. Hughes, “The Pleistocene Horse, Equus conversidens,” American Midland Naturalist. Vol. 74, No. 2 (Oct., 1965), pp. 408-417 Published by: The University of Notre Dame. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2423270.
Species of the genus Equus Extinct species are marked † Equus africanus · Equus africanus africanus · Equus africanus asinus · †Equus africanus atlanticus · Equus africanus somaliensis · †Equus complicatus · †Equus conversidens · †Equus crinidens · †Equus cumminsii · †Equus excelsus · Equus ferus · Equus ferus caballus · †Equus ferus ferus · Equus ferus przewalskii · †Equus francisci · †Equus fraternus · †Equus giganteus · Equus grevyi · Equus hemionus · Equus hemionus hemionus · †Equus hemionus hemippus · Equus hemionus khur · Equus hemionus kulan · Equus hemionus luteus · Equus hemionus onager · †Equus hydruntinus · Equus kiang · Equus kiang chu · Equus kiang holdereri · Equus kiang kiang · Equus kiang polyodon · †Equus lambei · †Equus namadicus · †Equus niobrarensis · †Equus occidentalis · †Equus pacificus · †Equus parastylidens · †Equus pectinatus · Equus quagga · Equus quagga burchellii · Equus quagga boehmi · Equus quagga borensis · Equus quagga chapmani · Equus quagga crawshayi · †Equus quagga quagga · †Equus scotti · †Equus simplicidens · †Equus sivalensis · †Equus stenonis · †Equus yunnanensis · Equus zebra · Equus zebra hartmannae · Equus zebra zebraEquidae · Evolution of the horse · Wild horse · Domestication of the horse Categories:- Megafauna of North America
- Equus
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