Equinae

Equinae Temporal range: Early Miocene–present PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N

Przewalski's horse
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Equidae
Subfamily:	Equinae
Tribes
Equini Hipparionini

Equinae is a subfamily of the family Equidae, which live worldwide (except Indonesia and Australia) from the Hemingfordian stage of the Early Miocene to present (20.6—0 mya) and in existence for approximately 20.6 million years.^[1]

Taxonomy

Equinae was named by Steinmann and Döderlein in 1890 and was considered monophyletic by MacFadden (1998).^[2]

Subtaxa

The subfamily contains two tribes the Equini and the Hipparionini, as well as two unplaced genera Merychippus and Scaphohippus.

Sister taxa

Resources

↑ Paleobiology Database: Equinae basic info.
↑ B. J. MacFadden. 1998. Equidae. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America

Genera of extinct Equidae (Horse family), arranged by subfamily

Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Infraclass Eutheria Superorder Laurasiatheria Order Perissodactyla

"Hyracotheriinae"	Epihippus Eohippus Haplohippus Heptaconodon Pliolophus Protorohippus Orohippus Xenicohippus

Anchitheriinae	Anchitherium Archaeohippus Desmatippus Hypohippus Kalobatippus Megahippus Mesohippus Miohippus Parahippus Sinohippus

Equinae	Merychippus Tribe Hipparionini: Cremohipparion Cormohipparion Eurygnathohippus Hipparion Hippotherium Nannippus Neohipparion Pseudhipparion Sivalhippus Tribe Equini: Astrohippus Calippus Dinohippus Equus Hippidion Onohippidium Pliohippus Protohippus

None	Acritohippus Heteropliohippus Parapliohippus Proboscidipparion

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