Megahippus (Greek: "great" (mega), "horse" (hippos)[1]) is an extinct equid genus belonging to the subfamily Anchitheriinae. As with other members of this subfamily, Megahippus is more primitive than the living horses. It was a very large member of the group Anchitheriinae, at 266.2 kg (587 lb) in body mass.[2] Fossil remains of Megahippus have been found across the U.S., from Montana to Florida.
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^"Glossary. American Museum of Natural History". Archived from the original on 20 November 2021.
^Bruce J. MacFadden (1992). Fossil Horses: Systematics, Paleobiology, and Evolution of the Family Equidae. Cambridge University Press. p. 284. ISBN 0521477085. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
Megahippus (Greek: "great" (mega), "horse" (hippos)) is an extinct equid genus belonging to the subfamily Anchitheriinae. As with other members of this...
†Archaeohippus Genus †Desmatippus Genus †Hypohippus Genus †Kalobatippus Genus †Megahippus Genus †Mesohippus Genus †Miohippus Genus †Parahippus Genus †Sinohippus...
genera evolved from Anchitherium: Sinohippus in Eurasia and Hypohippus and Megahippus in North America. Hypohippus became extinct by the late Miocene. The Miohippus...
600 kg (888 to 1,323 lb), comparable to large modern domestic horses. Megahippus is another large anchitheriine. With the body mass of 266.2 kg (587 lb)...
Orohippus Genus Mesohippus Subfamily Anchitheriinae Genus Sinohippus Genus Megahippus Genus Anchitherium Subfamily Equinae Genus Archaeohippus Genus Cormohipparion...
Peraceras Serbelodon S. burnhami Equidae Dinohippus Pliohippus P. tantalus Megahippus M. matthewi Amphicyonidae Ischyrocyon I. mohavensis Canidae Epicyon E...
An equid. Ilingoceros I. sp. Kern County, California. An antilocaprid. Megahippus M. cf. M. matthewi Kern County, California. An equid. ?Megatylopus ?M...
locality for species Megachile †Megachile gentilis †Megahippus †Megahippus matthewi †Megahippus mckennai – type locality for species †Megalonyx †Megalonyx...
species †Megacerops †Megacerops kuwagatarhinus – type locality for species †Megahippus †Megalagus †Megalagus brachyodon – type locality for species †Megalagus...