Proboscidipparion

Extinct genus of mammals

Proboscidipparion
Temporal range: Pliocene–Early Pleistocene
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Skulls of Proboscidipparion pater
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Subfamily: Equinae
Tribe: †Hipparionini
Genus: †Proboscidipparion
Sefve, 1927
Species

†P. heintzi
†P. pater
†P. sinense

Proboscidipparion is an extinct genus of hipparionine equine. It is named after its unusual retracted nasal region of the skull, which may have supported a proboscis.[1] Fossils have been found throughout Eurasia, from England to China.[2][3] The oldest specimens are known from Asia, dating to the Early Pliocene, around 5.3-5 million years ago. The genus was one of the last surviving hipparionines, with the youngest specimen dating to the end of the Early Pleistocene, around 1 million years ago.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Bernor, Raymond L.; Kaya, Ferhat; Kaakinen, Anu; Saarinen, Juha; Fortelius, Mikael (October 2021). "Old world hipparion evolution, biogeography, climatology and ecology". Earth-Science Reviews. 221: 103784. Bibcode:2021ESRv..22103784B. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103784.
  2. ^ Sciences, Chinese Academy of. "Skull of Three-Toed Horse Found". ScienceAlert. Archived from the original on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  3. ^ Wang, Xiaoming (2013-05-14). Fossil Mammals of Asia: Neogene Biostratigraphy and Chronology. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231520829.
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Extinct genera of Equidae (Horse family), arranged by subfamily
Basal formsAnchitheriinaeEquinae
Hipparionini
Equini
Taxon identifiers
Proboscidipparion
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