Equus stenonis
Equus stenonis or the Stenon zebra, was an extinct species of zebra that inhabited Eurasia in the Pleistocene.
| Equus stenonis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Equidae |
| Genus: | Equus |
| Species: | E. stenonis |
| Binomial name | |
| Equus stenonis Cocchi, 1867 | |
The African species Equus koobiforensis and E. oldowayensis are closely related to E. stenonis.[1]
Barron-Ortiz et al. (2019) resurrect the genus Allohippus for Equus stenonis based on the results of their cladistic analysis regarding the interrelationships of the genus Equus.[2]
References
- Bernor, R.L.; Armour-Chelu, M.J.; Gilbert, H.; Kaiser, T.M.; Schulz, E. (2010). "Equidae". In Werdelin, L.; Sanders, W.J. (eds.). Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 685–721. ISBN 9780520257214.
- Barrón-Ortiz, Christina I.; Avilla, Leonardo S.; Jass, Christopher N.; Bravo-Cuevas, Víctor M.; Machado, Helena; Mothé, Dimila (2019-09-12). "What Is Equus? Reconciling Taxonomy and Phylogenetic Analyses". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. doi:10.3389/fevo.2019.00343.
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