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Definition of Miohippus

Miohippus
Miohippus Mi`o*hip"pus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? less + ? horse.] (Paleon.) An extinct Miocene mammal of the Horse family, closely related to the genus Anhithecrium, and having three usable hoofs on each foot.

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- Miohippus (meaning "small horse") was a genus of prehistoric horse existing longer than most Equidae. Miohippus lived in what is now North America during...
- Mesohippus, Miohippus ("lesser horse") emerged, the earliest species being Miohippus ****iniboiensis. As with Mesohippus, the appearance of Miohippus was relatively...
- †Hypohippus Genus †Kalobatippus Genus †Megahippus Genus †Mesohippus Genus †Miohippus Genus †Parahippus Genus †Sinohippus Subfamily Equinae Genus †Merychippus...
- a relative of modern horses, ****es and zebra. It was very similar to Miohippus, but slightly larger, at around 1 metre (10 hands) tall, at the withers...
- †Mioheteromys arcarius †Miohippus †Miohippus annectens – type locality for species †Miohippus equiceps †Miohippus equin**** †Miohippus gemmarosae – or unidentified...
- Xenicohippus Anchitheriinae Anchitherium Archaeohippus Desmatippus Hypohippus Kalobatippus Megahippus Mesohippus Miohippus Parahippus Sinohippus Equinae...
- metacarpal and fused 25 - 35 million years ago during the time of the Miohippus. They provide extra strength and support of the cannon bone and used to...
- forest-dwelling Orohippus from the Eocene through three-toed species such as Miohippus to species more like the modern horse. By looking at their teeth he could...
- the best specimens of Miocene mammals. Species found at Agate include: Miohippus, Merychippus and Parahippus, ancestors of the modern day horse Diceratherium...
- †Anchitheriinae Leidy, 1869 Genera †Anchitherium †Archaeohippus †Desmatippus †Hypohippus †Kalobatippus †Megahippus †Mesohippus †Miohippus †Parahippus †Sinohippus...
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