Cremohipparion

Extinct genus of mammals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cremohipparion is an extinct genus of equid that lived in Eurasia and Africa during the Miocene through Pliocene.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Perissodactyla
Family:Equidae
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Cremohipparion
Temporal range: Mid Miocene to Pliocene, 23–3.6 Ma
"C. mediterraneum" skull
C. mediterraneum skull
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Genus: †Cremohipparion
Qiu Zhanxiang, Huang Weilong & Guo Zhihui, 1987[1]
Species
  • Cremohipparion antelopinum
  • Cremohipparion forstenae
  • Cremohipparion matthewi
  • Cremohipparion mediterraneum
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Its habitat or biome consisted of non-forested, grassy plains, shortgrass prairie or steppes.

Taxonomy

Cremohipparion was originally coined as a subgenus of Hipparion for a number of Eurasian species.[1] Later, Bernor and Tobien (1989) elevated Cremohipparion to full generic status in their description of small hipparionin specimens from Samos, Greece.[2]

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