Equus suessenbornensis

Equus suessenbornensis is an extinct species of large equine that lived in western Eurasia, including Europe, from the Early Pleistocene to the early Middle Pleistocene. It was first described in 1900 from remains found at the Sussenborn locality in Germany, which date to roughly 640,000 to 620,000 years ago. Many authors relate it to the stenonine equines of the Early Pleistocene of Europe, such as Equus stenonis, though some place it in the subgenus Sussemionus, and recent authors propose a particularly close relationship to Equus major. It was large, with an estimated body mass over 500 kilograms and some individuals above 650 kilograms, larger than any other known stenonine except Equus major, and its foot bones tend to be elongate. Remains come from Britain, France and Spain in the west to Italy, Greece, Germany, the Czech Republic and the Caucasus, spanning about 1.5 million to 600,000 years ago. Dental wear suggests it was mostly a mixed feeder that favoured open woodland, sharing ground with the smaller Equus altidens.