Kalobatippus
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| Kalobatippus | |
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| K. agatensis skull, American Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Equidae |
| Subfamily: | †Anchitheriinae |
| Genus: | †Kalobatippus Osborn, 1915 |
Kalobatippus ('stilt walking horse') was a genus of anchitheriinae equid. It gets its name from the elongated bones between the ankle/wrist and the toes.[1] Kalobatippus ate leaves and was characterized by unusually long legs. It lived 24 to 19 million years ago.[2] Estimated body mass for Kalobatippus is 131.7 kg (290 lb).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kalobatippus". Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "From the Beginning". itsmypony.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ Bruce J. MacFadden (1992). Fossil Horses: Systematics, Paleobiology, and Evolution of the Family Equidae. Cambridge University Press. p. 284. ISBN 0521477085. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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