Equus neogaeus Lund, 1840 (1841?)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Equus neogeus Lund, 1840 (1841?)
Conservation Status
Extinct if valid
Last record: Late Pleistocene (Holocene?)
Distribution
Locality: Argentina & Brazil
Biology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Lund, P. W. (1841). Tillaeg til de to Sidste Afhandlinger over Brasiliens Dyreverden för Sidste Jordomvaeltning: Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs naturvidenskabelige og Mathematiske Afhandlinger, 8, 273-296.
Other references:
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