Equus neogeus is an extinct species of equine native to South America during the Pleistocene. It was once thought to be several species of the subgenus Amerhippus but is now treated as one morphologically variable species closely related to true horses. It stood roughly 1.5 metres tall and weighed about 400 kilograms. Fossils come from Bolivia, Venezuela, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador, and specimens from Uruguay show that it grazed on C4 and C3 grasses in prairies and open woodlands. Equus first reached South America around 1 million to 800,000 years ago, where it lived alongside Hippidion. It died out at the end of the Late Pleistocene, about 11,700 years ago, and several sites in Argentina and Chile link its bones with human hearths and butchery.
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Equus, Taxa Source Wikipedia: Equus (genus)
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in the Pampas of northeast Argentina, Fishtail points are associated with burned bones of Equus neogeus
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based on remains found near Tarija, Bolivia.
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in Venezuela, the Chiu-Chiu Formation of Chile
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in Colombia, and from various locations in Ecuador.
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in Colombia, and from various locations in Ecuador.
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Equus neogeus specimens from Uruguay
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in Venezuela, the Chiu-Chiu Formation of Chile
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Equus neogeus is an extinct species of equine native to South America during the Pleistocene.
Paleobiology
were primarily grazers that fed on both C4 and C3 grasses in prairies and open woodlands.
Description
Equus neogeus measured roughly 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall and weighed approximately 400 kg (880 lb).
Extinction
exhibit fracture marks indicative of butchery.
Extinction, threats
The extinctions followed human arrival to the Americas, and several sites show evidence of human interaction with Equus neogeus, which may have been a factor in its extinction.
Distribution
based on remains found near Tarija, Bolivia.
Distribution, where it lives
in Venezuela, the Chiu-Chiu Formation of Chile
Distribution, where it lives (2)
in Colombia, and from various locations in Ecuador.
Paleobiology, where it lives
Equus neogeus specimens from Uruguay
Extinction, where it lives
in the Pampas of northeast Argentina, Fishtail points are associated with burned bones of Equus neogeus
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Child Taxon Of: Equidae, Lead
genus of mammals in the perissodactyl family Equidae, which includes horses, asses, and zebras.
Child Taxon Of: Equus, Lead
genus of mammals in the perissodactyl family Equidae, which includes horses, asses, and zebras.
In Group: Odd-Toed Ungulates (Perissodactyla), Lead
genus of mammals in the perissodactyl family Equidae, which includes horses, asses, and zebras.
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