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''Sinohippus'' ("Chinese horse") is an extinct
equid Equidae (commonly known as the horse family) is the Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic Family (biology), family of Wild horse, horses and related animals, including Asinus, asses, zebra, zebras, and many extinct species known only from fossils. The fa ...
genus belonging to the subfamily
Anchitheriinae The Anchitheriinae are an extinct subfamily of the Perissodactyla family Equidae, the same family which includes modern horses, zebras and donkeys. This subfamily is more primitive than the living members of the family. The group first appeared ...
.Forstén, A. M. "The taxonomic status of the Miocene horse genus Sinohippus." Palaeontology 25.3 (1982): 673.


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Anchitheriinae Miocene horses Prehistoric placental genera Miocene mammals of Asia Fossil taxa described in 1962 {{paleo-oddtoedungulate-stub