| 词条 | Equus occidentalis |
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| image = Equus occidentalis skeleton.jpg | image_alt = Skeleton in Carnegie Museum of Natural History | image_caption = Skeleton in Carnegie Museum of Natural History | fossil_range = | extinct = yes | genus = Equus | species = occidentalis | authority = Owen, 1863 | synonyms = | synonyms_ref = | subdivision_ranks = | subdivision = }}Equus occidentalis or the Western horse, was a Pleistocene species of horse, now extinct, that inhabited North America.[1] This species represents the larger end of the prehistoric horse spectrum – it was about the size of a mustang, weighing up to {{convert|519|kg}}.[2] It was a stoutly built animal and resembled the extinct quagga or the modern plains zebra, although it was not a close relative to either of these. References1. ^{{Cite journal | last1 = Klide | first1 = A. M. | title = Overriding vertebral spinous processes in the extinct horse, Equus occidentalis | journal = American Journal of Veterinary Research | volume = 50 | issue = 4 | pages = 592–593 | year = 1989 | pmid = 2712429}} {{Equus}}{{Taxonbar|from=Q5384754}}2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Turn+your+head+and+roar:+can+diagnosing+disease+in+fossils+shed+light+...-a081827791|title=Turn your head and roar: can diagnosing disease in fossils shed light on modern maladies? - Free Online Library|website=www.thefreelibrary.com|access-date=2017-12-10}} 4 : Prehistoric mammals of North America|Equus|Taxa named by Richard Owen|Fossil taxa described in 1863 |
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