Kalobatippus

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Kalobatippus
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K. agatensis skull, American Museum of Natural History
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Subfamily: Anchitheriinae
Genus: Kalobatippus
Osborn, 1915
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Life restoration

Kalobatippus ('stilt walking horse') is a genus of anchitheriinae equid. It gets its name from the elongated bones between the ankle/wrist and the toes. [1] Kalobatippus ate leaves and was characterized by unusually long legs. It lived 24 to 19 million years ago. [2] Estimated body mass for Kalobatippus is 131.7 kg (290 lb). [3]

References

  1. "Kalobatippus". Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. "From the Beginning". itsmypony.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. Bruce J. MacFadden (1992). Fossil Horses: Systematics, Paleobiology, and Evolution of the Family Equidae. Cambridge University Press. p. 284. ISBN   0521477085 . Retrieved 11 October 2022.