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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Equidae |
| Genus: | Equus |
| Species: | †E. altidens |
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| †Equus altidens Von Reichenau, 1915 | |
Equus altidens is an extinct species of equine native to western Eurasia including Europe during the Early Pleistocene to early Middle Pleistocene.
Taxonomy
Equus altidens was first described in 1915 from remains at the early Middle Pleistocene Sussenborn locality in Germany. Most authors have suggested the species is related to other "stenonine" equines known from Early Pleistocene of Europe such as Equus stenonis.
Description
Equus altidens is a medium sized equine species with an estimated body mass of around 338–374 kilograms (745–825 lb). The species had slender limbs including the metapodial bones, and is distinguished from other equines by a number of dental morphological features.
Distribution and chronology
Equus altidens is known from remains found across Europe, Spanning from the Iberian Peninsula to Greece, northwards to Germany, and as far eastwards as Georgia in the Caucasus. Authors have differed about the timing of the earliest appearance of the species, ranging from as late as 1.2 million years ago to as early as 1.8 million years ago. The youngest remains of the species date to around 600,000 years ago, when the species like other European "stenonine" equines was replaced by early caballine true horses belonging to the species Equus mosbachensis.
Ecology
Dental wear analysis that Equus altidens had an abraisive, largely grazing based diet, though it may have seasonally engaged in mixed feeding. It often co-occured alongside another larger "stenonine" equine, Equus suessenbornensis. Evidence suggests that this species had a diet that consisted of considerably more browse than E. altidens, suggesting dietary niche partitioning between the two species. Equus altidens is thought to have inhabited primarily open habitats. Isotopic analysis from the Venta Micena locality in southeast Spain dating to the Early Pleistocene, around 1.6 million years ago, suggests that at this locality Equus altidens was regularly preyed upon by sabertooth cats, including the lion sized Homotherium, and the smaller, jaguar sized Megantereon.
References
- Von Reichenau, W. (1915). Beiträge zur näheren Kenntnis fossiler Pferde aus Deutschem Pleistozän, inbesondere über die Entwicklung und die Abkaustadien des Gebisses vom Hochterrassenpferd. Equus mosbachensis v. R, Darmstadt, Germany.
- ^ Boulbes, Nicolas; van Asperen, Eline N. (2019-09-10). "Biostratigraphy and Palaeoecology of European Equus". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7. doi:10.3389/fevo.2019.00301. ISSN 2296-701X.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Saarinen, Juha; Cirilli, Omar; Strani, Flavia; Meshida, Keiko; Bernor, Raymond L. (2021-02-26). "Testing Equid Body Mass Estimate Equations on Modern Zebras—With Implications to Understanding the Relationship of Body Size, Diet, and Habitats of Equus in the Pleistocene of Europe". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 9. doi:10.3389/fevo.2021.622412. ISSN 2296-701X.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - Palmqvist, P.; Perez-Claros, J. A.; Janis, C. M.; Figueirido, B.; Torregrosa, V.; Grocke, D. R. (November 2008). "Biogeochemical and Ecomorphological Inferences On Prey Selection and Resource Partitioning Among Mammalian Carnivores In An Early Pleistocene Community". PALAIOS. 23 (11): 724–737. Bibcode:2008Palai..23..724P. doi:10.2110/palo.2007.p07-073r. ISSN 0883-1351.