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'''Equini''' is the only living [[tribe (biology)|tribe]] of the |
'''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">[http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=65580&is_real_user=1 Paleobiology Database: ''Equini'' basic info.]</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> |
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==Taxonomy== |
==Taxonomy== |
Revision as of 16:38, 29 May 2022
Equini | |
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Przewalski's horse | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | Equidae |
Subfamily: | Equinae |
Tribe: | Equini Quinn, 1955 |
Genera | |
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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
Tribe: Equini
- Genus: † Astrohippus
- Genus: † Calippus
- Genus: † Dinohippus
- Genus: Equus - living horses, asses, and zebras
- Genus: † Haringtonhippus
- Genus: † Hippidion
- Genus: † Onohippidium
- Genus: † Pliohippus
- Genus: † Protohippus
References
- ^ a b Paleobiology Database: Equini basic info.
- ^ B. J. MacFadden. 1998. Equidae. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America