Megahippus
Encyclopedia
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 horse
s. Fossil remains of Megahippus have been found across the U.S.
, from Montana
to Florida
.
Equidae
Equidae is the taxonomic family of horses and related animals, including the extant horses, donkeys, and zebras, and many other species known only from fossils. All extant species are in the genus Equus...
genus belonging to the subfamily Anchitheriinae
Anchitheriinae
The Anchitheriinae are an extinct subfamily of the Perissodactyla family Equidae, the same family which includes modern horses, zebras and donkeys. This subfamily is more primitive then the living members of the family. The group first appeared with Mesohippus in north America during the middle...
. As with other members of this subfamily, Megahippus is more primitive than the living horse
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
s. Fossil remains of Megahippus have been found across the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, from Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
to Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
.