†Eohippus Marsh 1876 (horse)
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 42994
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1876. Notice of new Tertiary mammals. V. American Journal of Science 12(71):401-404
Parent taxon: Equidae according to D. J. Froehlich 2002
Sister taxa: Anchitheriinae, Duchesnehippus, Epihippus, Equinae, Erihippus, Gobihippus, Hipphaplus, Hypohippidium, Hyracotheriinae, Lophiopus, Minippus, Orohippus, Plesiohipparion, Pliolophus, Protohippinae, Protorohippus, Sifrhippus, Sivalhippus, Xenicohippus
Subtaxa: Eohippus angustidens, Eohippus borealis, Eohippus cristatus, Eohippus cristonensis, Eohippus resartus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore