Kalobatippus
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| Restoration of Kalobatippus from the late Oligocene of Oregon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Equidae |
| Subfamily: | †Anchitheriinae |
| Genus: | †Kalobatippus Osborn, 1915 |
Kalobatippus ('stilt walking horse') was a genus of Anchitheriinae Equid. It ate leaves and was characterized by unusually long legs. It lived 24 to 19 million years ago.[1] It gets its name from the elongated bones between the ankle/wrist and the toes.[2]
References[]
- ^ "From the Beginning". itsmypony.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Kalobatippus". Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
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