Equus_mauritanicus

<i>Equus mauritanicus</i>

Equus mauritanicus

Extinct species of horse

Equus mauritanicus, the Saharan zebra, is an extinct species of equine which lived in North Africa during the Late Pleistocene and possibly the Holocene, as recently as 6,000 years ago.

Quick Facts Equus mauritanicus Temporal range: Late Pleistocene - Holocene, Scientific classification ...

E. mauritanicus has in the past been considered synonymous with the living plains zebra (E. quagga), but examination of several skulls show it to be distinct.[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    Faith, J. Tyler (2014). "Late Pleistocene and Holocene mammal extinctions on continental Africa". Earth-Science Reviews. 128: 105–121. Bibcode:2014ESRv..128..105F. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2013.10.009.
  2. [2]
    Werdelin, Lars; Sanders, William Joseph (2010). Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. University of California Press. pp. 707–708. ISBN 9780520257214.
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