Proboscidipparion

Proboscidipparion is an extinct genus of horse that lived in Eurasia during the Pliocene around 7.1 - 4 million years ago.[1] It is known for having a rather elongated skull, in which some speculate to have had a proboscis similar to a tapir.[2] Fossils have been found throughout Eurasia, from England to China.[3][4]

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

†P. heintzi
†P. pater
†G. sinense

References
  1. Bernor, Raymond L.; Sen, Sevket (2017-06-01). "The Early Pliocene Plesiohipparion and Proboscidipparion (Equidae, Hipparionini) from Çalta, Turkey (Ruscinian Age, c. 4.0 Ma)". Geodiversitas. 39 (2): 285–314. doi:10.5252/g2017n2a7. ISSN 1280-9659. S2CID 134010870.
  2. "Proboscidipparion pater". prehistoric-fauna.com. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  3. Sciences, Chinese Academy of. "Skull of Three-Toed Horse Found". ScienceAlert. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  4. Wang, Xiaoming (2013-05-14). Fossil Mammals of Asia: Neogene Biostratigraphy and Chronology. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231520829.


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