Equus pacificus Leidy, 1868
Pacific horse
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Considered a synonym of E. mexicanus by (Alberdi et al., 2014).
Conservation Status
Invalid?
Last record: Late Pleistocene?
Distribution
Canada & USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
J. Leidy. 1868. Notice of Some Remains of Horses. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 20:195
Other references:
Alberdi, María Teresa, Arroyo-Cabrales, Joaquín, Marín-Leyva, Alejandro H. and Polaco, Oscar J. (2014). Study of Cedral Horses and their place in the Mexican Quaternary. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas 31(2): 221-237.
Lundelius, Ernest L., Jr. (2022). Pleistocene vertebrates from Stonewall County, Texas. In: Morgan, Gary S. et al. Late Cenozoic Vertebrates from the American Southwest: A Tribute to Arthur H. Harris. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 88: 233-257.