Mammal
Equus
Horse
Equus is the modern horse genus, whose high-crowned, enamel-folded teeth are among the commonest Pleistocene mammal fossils from Florida rivers, Texas gravels and Rancho La Brea. Fossil horse teeth are inexpensive and identifiable by the enamel pattern on the chewing surface; complete jaws are affordable display pieces. Earlier horses (Nannippus, Neohipparion) from the Bone Valley Miocene are three-toed and smaller.
| Phylum | Chordata |
|---|---|
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Perissodactyla |
| Family | Equidae |
| Group | Mammal |
| Rank (PBDB) | genus· Paleobiology Database |
| Author | Linnaeus 1758· Paleobiology Database |
| Common name (PBDB) | horse· Paleobiology Database |
| Classification (PBDB) | Chordata › Mammalia › Perissodactyla › Equidae· Paleobiology Database |
| Range (PBDB) | 23–0 Ma· Paleobiology Database |
| PBDB occurrences | 1677· Paleobiology Database |
Elsewhere
- GBIF: 2440881
- PBDB: 42996
- Wikidata: Q27022
- PBDB taxon page
- Wikipedia: Equus
- PBDB search: Equus
Cite this article
Stratum Strata. "Equus" (Taxon). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/strata/taxa/equus. Accessed 2026-09-21.
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