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Definition of Pliohippus

Pliohippus
Pliohippus Pli`o*hip"pus, n. [NL., fr. E. pliocene + Gr. ? horse.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of horses from the Pliocene deposits. Each foot had a single toe (or hoof), as in the common horse.

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- Pliohippus (Gr**** πλείων (pleion, "more") and ἵππος (ippos, "horse")) is an extinct genus of Equidae, the horse family. Pliohippus arose in the middle...
- callused stubs. The long and slim limbs of Pliohippus reveal a quick-footed steppe animal. Until recently, Pliohippus was believed to be the ancestor of present-day...
- pectinatus †Equus crenidens Genus †Cremohipparion Genus †Hippidion GenusPliohippus Although the plains and mountain zebras have been placed in Hippotigris...
- to Alberta and Panama (Alajuela Formation). Quinn originally referred "Pliohippus" mexic**** to Dinohippus, but unpublished cladistic results in an SVP...
- Haringtonhippus Heteropliohippus Parapliohippus Subtribe Protohippina: Calippus Protohippus Subtribe Equina: Astrohippus Dinohippus Equus Hippidion Pliohippus...
- South America extinct. c. 11,000 years ago Genus: † Onohippidium Genus: † Pliohippus Genus: † Protohippus "Paleobiology Database: Equini basic info". Archived...
- horses[dubious – discuss], with the most likely ancestor of Astrohippus being Pliohippus. The species Astrohippus ansae was originally described by W. D. Matthew...
- genera: Cormohipparion, Protohippus, Pseudhipparion, Neohipparion and Pliohippus three camelid genera: Procamelus, Aepycamelus and Protolabis three canid...
- extinct North American rhino Teleoceras fossiger, Indarctos oregonensis, Pliohippus spectans, Machairodus sp., Hemiauchenia vera, an extinct species of fox...
- Eucyon davisi Goniodontomys disjunctus Hypolagus vetus Peromyscus antiquus Pliohippus spectans Plionictis oregonensis Scap**** proceridens Dipoides sp. Spermophilus...