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Equinae
Temporal range: Early Miocene–present
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Equinae

Equinae is a subfamily of the family Equidae, which live worldwide (except Indonesia and Australia) from the Hemingfordian stage of the Early Miocene to present (20.6—0 mya) and in existence for approximately 20.6 million years.[1]

Taxonomy

Equinae was named by Steinmann and Döderlein in 1890 and was considered monophyletic by MacFadden (1998).[2]

Subtaxa

The subfamily contains to tribes the Equini and the Hipparionini as well as two unplaced genera Merychippus and Scaphohippus.

Sister taxa

Anchitheriinae, Hyracotheriinae

Resources

  1. ^ Paleobiology Database: Equinae basic info.
  2. ^ B. J. MacFadden. 1998. Equidae. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America