Equus giganteus
The giant horse (Equus giganteus) is an extinct species of horse which lived in North America.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | Equidae |
Genus: | Equus |
Species: | †E. giganteus |
Binomial name | |
†Equus giganteus Gidley, 1901 | |
It was classified as a species based on the finding of a single tooth larger than the teeth of even the largest modern draft horses.[1][2] Based on the tooth, the weight was estimated at 1,200–1,500 kg (2,600–3,300 lb) and the height at 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in) tall at the shoulder.[3]
References
- Gidley, James Williams. "Tooth characters and revision of the North American species of the genus Equus". Bulletin of the AMNH. hdl:2246/1544.
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- Eisenmann, Vera (2003). "Gigantic horses" (PDF). In Petculescu, Alexandru; Ştiucă, Emanoil (eds.). Advances in vertebrate paleontology 'Hen to Panta'. 'Emil Racoviţă' Institute of Speology. pp. 31–40. ISBN 978-973-0-02910-9. OCLC 895100716. S2CID 171086133.
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