Proboscidipparion (original) (raw)

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Extinct genus of mammals

_Proboscidipparion_Temporal range: Pliocene–Early Pleistocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Skulls of Proboscidipparion pater
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Subfamily: Equinae
Tribe: †Hipparionini
Genus: †_Proboscidipparion_Sefve, 1927
Species
†P. heintzi †P. pater_†_P. sinense

Proboscidipparion is an extinct genus of hipparionine equine. It is named after its unusual retracted nasal region of the skull, which may have supported a proboscis.[1] Fossils have been found throughout Eurasia, from England (Red Crag) to China.[2][3] The oldest specimens are known from Asia, dating to the Early Pliocene, around 5.3-5 million years ago. The genus was one of the last surviving hipparionines, with the youngest specimen dating to the end of the Early Pleistocene, around 1 million years ago.[1]

  1. ^ a b Bernor, Raymond L.; Kaya, Ferhat; Kaakinen, Anu; Saarinen, Juha; Fortelius, Mikael (October 2021). "Old world hipparion evolution, biogeography, climatology and ecology". Earth-Science Reviews. 221 103784. Bibcode:2021ESRv..22103784B. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103784.
  2. ^ Sciences, Chinese Academy of. "Skull of Three-Toed Horse Found". ScienceAlert. Archived from the original on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  3. ^ Wang, Xiaoming (2013-05-14). Fossil Mammals of Asia: Neogene Biostratigraphy and Chronology. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-52082-9.