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Pliohippus
Pli`o`hip´pus
n. | 1. | (Paleon.) An extinct genus of horses from the Pliocene deposits. Each foot had a single toe (or hoof), as in the common horse. |
Pliohippus
Pliohippus a genus of extinct horses that lived in the Pliocene epoch on the plains of North America. The Pliohippus were descendants of the Merychippus and predecessors of later horses, such as those of the genus Equus to which they were similar in size and the structure of the skull, teeth, and skeleton. |