Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Alternative combinations: Merychippus carrizoensis, Pliohippus carrizoensis, Stylonus carrizoensis
Synonym: Merychippus tehachapiensis Buwalda and Lewis 1955
Full reference: J. F. Dougherty. 1940. A new Miocene mammalian fauna from Caliente Mountain, California. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 514(8):109-143
Belongs to Parapliohippus according to T. S. Kelly 1998
See also Dougherty 1940, Evander 1997, Hulbert and MacFadden 1991, Kelly 1995, Kelly and Lander 1988, Kelly and Lander 1992, MacFadden 1998, Munthe 1979 and Woodburne et al. 1991
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (39: California, Nevada collections)
Total: 39 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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