Equus alaskae was a Pleistocene species of horse, now extinct, that inhabited North America.[3][4]

Equus alaskae
Temporal range: 2.588–0.009 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Genus: Equus
Subgenus: incertae sedis
Species:
E. alaskae
Binomial name
Equus alaskae
Synonyms

Fossils found from Alaska to Mexico have been identified as Equus alaskae, and it has been referred to as the most common equid in the southwest of North America.[5] The species was medium to small-sized, around the dimensions of a cowpony.[5][6]

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References edit

  1. ^ M. C. Winans. 1989. A quantitative study of the North American fossil species of the genus Equus. The evolution of perissodactyls 262-297
  2. ^ a b "†Equus alaskae Winans 1989 (horse)" (html). Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Fossilworks: Equus alaskae". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. ^ Lucas, Spencer G.; Zidek, Jiri (1993-01-01). Vertebrate Paleontology in New Mexico: Bulletin 2. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.
  5. ^ a b MacNeish, Richard S.; Liddy, Jane G. (2003-01-01). Pendejo Cave. UNM Press. ISBN 9780826324054.
  6. ^ Teresa Alberdi, Arroyo-Cabrales, Marín-Leyva, Alberdi Polaco, María, Joaquín, Alejandro H., and Oscar J. (April 28, 2014). "Study of Cedral Horses and their place in the Mexican Quaternary" (PDF). Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)