Equus occidentalis, commonly known as the western horse, is an extinct species of wild horse that once inhabited North America, specifically the Southwestern United States, during the Pleistocene. It was about the same size as the modern Arabian horse, up to 1.47 metres at the shoulder, and was similar in form and proportions to a modern zebra. Some researchers consider it a nomen dubium because it was first described from only three teeth with too few diagnostic characters, and one of them has even been suggested to belong to a separate taxon related to the American zebra. The taxonomic debate has not been fully resolved.
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is an extinct species of wild horse that once inhabited North America, specifically the Southwestern United States, during the Pleistocene epoch.
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was about the same size as the modern Arabian horse, measuring up to 1.47 metres (4.8 ft) in shoulder height.
Lead, where it lives
specifically the Southwestern United States
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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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