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{{Short description|Extinct tribe of mammals}}
{{Taxobox
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|fossil_range = {{Fossil range|Early Miocene|present}}
| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|15.97|0}}
|regnum = [[Animal]]ia
[[Middle Miocene]] to [[holocene|present]]<ref name=:"pbdb"/>
|phylum = [[Chordata]]
| image = Przewalskis horse 02.jpg
|classis = [[Mammalia]]
| image_caption = [[Przewalski's horse]]
|ordo = [[Perissodactyla]]
| taxon = Equini
|familia = [[Equidae]]
| authority = Quinn, 1955
|subfamilia = [[Equinae]]
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
|tribus = Equini
| subdivision = See text
|genus =
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'''Equini''' is a [[tribe (biology)|tribe]] of [[herbivorous]] [[mammals]] of the [[subfamily]] ''[[Equinae]]'', [[family (biology)|family]] ''[[Equidae]]'', which lived worldwide (except Australia) from the [[Hemingfordian]] stage of the [[Early Miocene]] to present (20.6—0 [[Mya (unit)|mya]]) and in existence for approximately {{Mya|20.6-0|million years}}.<ref>[http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=65580&is_real_user=1 Paleobiology Database: ''Equini'' basic info.]</ref>
'''Equini''' is the only living [[tribe (biology)|tribe]] of the subfamily [[Equinae]], which has lived worldwide (except Australia) since the [[Hemingfordian]] stage of the [[Middle Miocene]] (16–0 [[Mya (unit)|mya]]).<ref name=:"pbdb">{{Cite web |url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=65580 |title=Paleobiology Database: ''Equini'' basic info. |access-date=2009-08-03 |archive-date=2012-10-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013022121/http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=65580&is_real_user=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is considered to be a [[monophyletic]] clade.<ref>B. J. MacFadden. 1998. Equidae. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America</ref>


==Taxonomy==
==Taxonomy==
Tribe: '''Equini'''
''Equini'' was named by Gray in 1821 and was considered [[monophyletic]] by MacFadden (1998).<ref>B. J. MacFadden. 1998. Equidae. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America</ref>
* Genus: † ''[[Astrohippus]]''

* Genus: † ''[[Calippus (mammal)|Calippus]]''
==Subtaxa==
* Genus: † ''[[Dinohippus]]''
''[[Astrohippus]], [[Calippus]], [[Dinohippus]], [[Equus (genus)|Equus]]'' (synonymized with ''Allozebra, Asinus, Onager, Plesippus, Neohippus, Equus semiplicatus, Equus tau''), ''[[Hippidion]]'', ''[[Onohippidium]]'', ''[[Pliohippus]]'', ''[[Protohippus]]'' (synomymized with ''Eoequus'').
* Genus: ''[[Equus (genus)|Equus]]'' – living horses, asses, and zebras

* Genus: † ''[[Haringtonhippus]]'' North America extinct. c. 11,000 years ago
==Sister taxa==
* Genus: † ''[[Hippidion]]'' South America extinct. c. 11,000 years ago
''[[Hipparionini]]'' (synonymized with ''Cormohipparion'')
* Genus: † ''[[Onohippidium]]''
* Genus: † ''[[Pliohippus]]''
* Genus: † ''[[Protohippus]]''


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Prehistoric horses]]
[[Category:Equini| ]]
[[Category:Miocene mammals]]
[[Category:Equinae]]
[[Category:Pliocene mammals]]
[[Category:Miocene horses]]
[[Category:Pliocene Perissodactyla]]
[[Category:Pleistocene horses]]





Latest revision as of 19:50, 18 November 2024

Equini
Temporal range: 15.97–0 Ma Middle Miocene to present[1]
Przewalski's horse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Subfamily: Equinae
Tribe: Equini
Quinn, 1955
Genera

See text

Equini is the only living tribe of the subfamily Equinae, which has lived worldwide (except Australia) since the Hemingfordian stage of the Middle Miocene (16–0 mya).[1] It is considered to be a monophyletic clade.[2]

Taxonomy

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Tribe: Equini

References

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  1. ^ a b "Paleobiology Database: Equini basic info". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  2. ^ B. J. MacFadden. 1998. Equidae. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America