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Equus semiplicatus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Mammalia

Family
  
Equidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perissodactyla

Genus
  
Equus

Similar
  
Equus francisci, Equus namadicus, Equus conversidens, Equus scotti, Equus lambei

Equus semplicatus, was a Pleistocene species of New World stilt-legged horse, and considered the type species for the stilt legged horses, one of three lineages of equids within the Americas, the other two being hippidionid and caballine horses. Now extinct, Equus semiplicatus once inhabited North America.

Fossils found William's Cave in Texas have been identified as Equus semiplicatus.

References

Equus semiplicatus Wikipedia