Notohippidae

Notohippidae Temporal range: Early Eocene–Late Oligocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N

Rhynchippus equinus with Pyrotherium romeroi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Notoungulata
Suborder:	†Toxodonta
Family:	†Notohippidae Ameghino, 1894
Subfamilies and Genera
†Notohippinae †Argyrohippus †Colpodon †Nesohippus †Notohippus †Perhippidion †Purperia †Stilhippus †Rhynchippinae †Eomorphippus †Eurygenium †Morphippus †Pampahippus †Plexotemnus †Puelia †Rhynchippus incertae sedis †Acoelohyrax †Edvardocopeia †Trimerostephanos

Notohippidae is an extinct family of notoungulate mammals from South America. Notohippids are known from the Eocene and Oligocene epochs.^[1]

References

↑ McKenna, Malcolm C., and Bell, Susan K. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. ISBN 0-231-11013-8

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