Merychippus (extinct genus)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Mammalia (class) > Perissodactyla (order) > Equidae (family)
Descripción
Extinct genus of horses. Fossils of Merychippus are found at many late Miocene localities throughout the United States, dating from from 17-11 million years ago.