Notohippus

Extinct mammal of South America From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Notohippus is an extinct genus of notoungulate mammal from the Early Miocene (Santacrucian in the SALMA classification) Santa Cruz Formation, Río Bote, Argentina.[1]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Notoungulata
Family:Notohippidae
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Notohippus
Temporal range: Early Miocene (Santacrucian)
~17.5–16.3 Ma
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Notoungulata
Family: Notohippidae
Genus: Notohippus
Ameghino 1891
Species
  • N. toxodontoides (type) Ameghino 1891
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Description

Notohippus had high crowned teeth with cementum, similar to the situation of grazing equids.[2][3]

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