Merychippus Temporal range: Miocene | |
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An artist's illustration of Merychippus insignis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Subclass: | Eutheria |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | Equidae |
Subfamily: | Equinae |
Genus: | †Merychippus |
Binomial name | |
Merychippus insignis Leidy, 1856 |
Merychippus is a genus of horse from the temperate grasslands of Miocene North America[1].