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Equus complicatus
Taxonomy
Equus complicatus was named by Leidy (1858) [replacement name for "Equus americanus" of Leidy 1847].
It was synonymized subjectively with Equus major by Leidy (1869), Leidy (1873); it was recombined as Onager (Hesperhippus) complicatus by Quinn (1957).
It was synonymized subjectively with Equus major by Leidy (1869), Leidy (1873); it was recombined as Onager (Hesperhippus) complicatus by Quinn (1957).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1842 | Equus major DeKay |
| 1847 | Equus americanus Leidy p. 265 |
| 1853 | Equus americanus Leidy p. 241 |
| 1858 | Equus complicatus Leidy p. 11 |
| 1860 | Equus complicatus Leidy p. 100 |
| 1873 | Equus major Leidy p. 244 |
| 1901 | Equus complicatus Gidley p. 109 fig. 7 |
| 1902 | Equus complicatus Hay p. 622 |
| 1903 | Equus complicatus Gidley |
| 1957 | Onager (Hesperhippus) complicatus Quinn p. 20 |
| 1972 | Equus complicatus Lundelius, Jr. |
| 1980 | Equus complicatus Kurten and Anderson p. 290 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Equus complicatus Leidy 1858
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Invalid names: Equus americanus Leidy 1847 [replaced], Equus eous Cope 1895 [synonym], Equus major DeKay 1842 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (28 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blancan | Mexico (Sonora) | Equus complicatus (20322) | |
| Gelasian | Spain (Granada) | Equus major (77773) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Romania | Allohippus major (39866) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Texas) | Equus complicatus (85137 85140 156789 207541) Equus sp. (207422 207423) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Tennessee) | Equus complicatus (74246) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Georgia) | Equus complicatus (96899) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Mississippi) | Equus complicatus (162639) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Louisiana) | Equus major (161952) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Maryland) | Equus complicatus (126660) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Texas) | Equus major (20498) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Kansas) | Equus complicatus (191915) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Equus complicatus (20354 20479) | |
| Irvingtonian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Equus complicatus (20563) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | Equus complicatus (104662) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Indiana) | Equus complicatus (20600) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial) | USA (Florida) | Equus complicatus (154771) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Missouri) | Equus complicatus (93379) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Oklahoma) | Equus complicatus (216271) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | Equus complicatus (104032 104697) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Texas) | Equus sp. (85142) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Equus complicatus (154773) |