Megahippus (Greek: "great" (mega), "horse" (hippos)[1]) is an extinct equid genus belonging to the subfamily Anchitheriinae. As with other members of this subfamily, Megahippus is more primitive than the living horses. It was a very large member of the group Anchitheriinae, at 266.2 kg (587 lb) in body mass.[2] Fossil remains of Megahippus have been found across the U.S., from Montana to Florida.
| Megahippus Temporal range: Barstovian to Late Clarendonian
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Equidae |
| Subfamily: | †Anchitheriinae |
| Genus: | †Megahippus McGrew, 1938 |
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References
edit- ^ "Glossary. American Museum of Natural History". Archived from the original on 20 November 2021.
- ^ Bruce J. MacFadden (1992). Fossil Horses: Systematics, Paleobiology, and Evolution of the Family Equidae. Cambridge University Press. p. 284. ISBN 0521477085. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
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