A new genus of horse from Pleistocene North America
P. D. Heintzman, G. D. Zazula, R. D. MacPhee, E. Scott, J. A. Cahill, B. K. McHorse, J. D. Kapp, M. Stiller, M. J. Wooller, L. Orlando, J. R. Southon, D. G. Froese, B. Shapiro
This study analyzes the genomes and morphology of Pleistocene North American stilt-legged horses, proposing a new genus and showing they are outside the crown group Equus.
bioRxiv · Jun 24, 2017Paleontology