Notohippus

<i>Notohippus</i>

Notohippus

Extinct mammal of South America

Notohippus is an extinct genus of notoungulate mammal from the Early Miocene (Santacrucian in the SALMA classification) Santa Cruz Formation, Río Bote, Argentina.[1]

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Description

Notohippus had high crowned teeth with cementum, similar to the situation of grazing equids.[2][3]

References

  1. [1]
    Notohippus at Fossilworks.org
  2. [2]
    Rose, Kenneth D. The beginning of the age of mammals. JHU Press, 2006.
  3. [3]
    Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 252. ISBN 978-1-84028-152-1.


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