Megahippus

Megahippus Temporal range: 16.3–10.3 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Barstovian to Late Clarendonian

Megahippus mckennai fossils
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Equidae
Subfamily:	†Anchitheriinae
Genus:	Megahippus McGrew, 1938
Species
Megahippus matthewi Megahippus mckennai

Megahippus 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. Fossil remains of Megahippus have been found across the U.S., from Montana to Florida.

Teeth

References

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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