Source Data | |
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Rank | subgenus (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Merychippus : Merychippus (Merychippus) |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Merychippus (Merychippus) | subgenus | belongs to Merychippus | stated with evidence | Stirton, 1940 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Environment | terrestrial (based on Eutheria) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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Diet | grazer, browser (based on Equinae) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. A. Stirton. 1940. Phylogeny of North American Equidae. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 25(4):165-198 |
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