Pliohippus
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Pliohippus is an extinct genus of three-toed horses that lived during the Miocene and is considered an important ancestor-like form in the evolutionary history of modern horses.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extinct genus
ⓘ
perissodactyl ⓘ prehistoric horse ⓘ |
| bodySize | similar to modern horse ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| diet | grazer ⓘ |
| evolutionarySignificance | represents advanced horse morphology ⓘ |
| evolutionaryTrend | reduction of toes in horses ⓘ |
| extinctionTime | late Miocene ⓘ |
| family | Equidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Miocene epoch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilRecord |
Great Plains region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Neogene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
open grasslands
ⓘ
savanna-like environments ⓘ |
| hasCommonDescription | three-toed Miocene horse GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasDigitNumber | three toes ⓘ |
| hasFossilType |
skeletal remains
ⓘ
teeth ⓘ |
| hasHoofStructure | well-developed central hoof ⓘ |
| hasLimbFeature | central toe larger than side toes ⓘ |
| hasScientificName | Pliohippus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isConsidered | ancestor-like form of modern horses ⓘ |
| isExtinct | true ⓘ |
| isImportantFor | evolutionary history of horses ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Cenozoic megafauna ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Equus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern horses ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| limbAdaptation | adapted for running ⓘ |
| livedDuring | Miocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locomotion | cursorial ⓘ |
| namedBy | Joseph Leidy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Perissodactyla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| sharesAncestorWith | Merychippus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Equinae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| toeConfiguration | three-toed limbs ⓘ |
| toothAdaptation | adapted for grazing on grasses ⓘ |
| toothType | high-crowned teeth ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | herbivore ⓘ |
| usedIn | studies of horse evolution ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1858 ⓘ |
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