Kalobatippus
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''Kalobatippus'' ('stilt walking horse') was a genus of
Anchitheriinae The Anchitheriinae are an extinct subfamily of the Perissodactyla family Equidae, the same family which includes modern horses, zebras and donkeys. This subfamily is more primitive than the living members of the family. The group first appeared ...
Equid Equidae (sometimes known as the horse family) is the taxonomic family of horses and related animals, including the extant horses, asses, and zebras, and many other species known only from fossils. All extant species are in the genus '' Equus'', w ...
. It gets its name from the elongated bones between the ankle/wrist and the toes. ''Kalobatippus'' ate leaves and was characterized by unusually long legs. It lived 24 to 19 million years ago. Estimated body mass for ''Kalobatippus'' is .


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Extinct mammals of North America Oligocene mammals Miocene horses {{horse-stub