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Hipparion
Hipparion
Era: CenozoicDiet: HerbivorousPeriod: Late MioceneSize: 1.4mWeight: 165kg
Hipparion is an extinct genus of three-toed, medium-sized equine belonging to the extinct tribe Hipparionini, which lived about 10-5 million years ago. While the genus formerly included most hipparionines, the genus is now more narrowly defined as hipparionines from Eurasia spanning the Late Miocene