Western horse

species of horse (fossil)

The Western horse (or Equus occidentalis) was a species of horse that inhabited North America during the Pleistocene.[1] It is now extinct.

Western horse
Temporal range: Pleistocene
Skeleton from the La Brea tar pits
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E. occidentalis
Binomial name
Equus occidentalis
Owen, 1863
Skull

It was a stoutly built animal. It resembled the extinct quagga or the modern zebra, although it was not a close relative of either or these species.

References change

  1. Klide, A. M. (1989). "Overriding vertebral spinous processes in the extinct horse, Equus occidentalis". American Journal of Veterinary Research. 50 (4): 592–593. PMID 2712429.