Kalobatippus

Kalobatippus
	Restoration of Kalobatippus from the late Oligocene of Oregon
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Equidae
Subfamily:	†Anchitheriinae
Genus:	†Kalobatippus; Osborn, 1915

Kalobatippus ('stilt walking horse') was a genus of Anchitheriinae Equid. It gets its name from the elongated bones between the ankle/wrist and the toes.[1] Kalobatippus ate leaves and was characterized by unusually long legs. It lived 24 to 19 million years ago.[2] Estimated body mass for Kalobatippus is 131.7 kg (290 lb).[3]

References

"Kalobatippus". Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
"From the Beginning". itsmypony.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
Bruce J. MacFadden (1992). Fossil Horses: Systematics, Paleobiology, and Evolution of the Family Equidae. Cambridge University Press. p. 284. ISBN 0521477085. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

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[1] "Kalobatippus". Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 April 2015.

[2] "From the Beginning". itsmypony.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.

[3] Bruce J. MacFadden (1992). Fossil Horses: Systematics, Paleobiology, and Evolution of the Family Equidae. Cambridge University Press. p. 284. ISBN 0521477085. Retrieved 11 October 2022.