Equus semiplicatus
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| Equus semiplicatus Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Equidae |
| Genus: | Equus |
| Subgenus: | incertae sedis |
| Species: | †E. semiplicatus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Equus semiplicatus E. D. Cope, 1893[1] | |
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Equus semplicatus was a Pleistocene species of New World stilt-legged horse,[2] and considered the type species for the stilt legged horses, one of three lineages of equids within the Americas,[3] the other two being hippidionid and caballine horses.[4] Now extinct, Equus semiplicatus once inhabited North America.[5]
Fossils found William's Cave in Texas have been identified as Equus semiplicatus.[5]