Cormohipparion fossil map
Where fossils of Cormohipparion have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 15 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 23.04–1.4 million years ago (Aquitanian to Calabrian) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Equidae |
| Named by | Skinner and MacFadden 1977 |
| Fossil records | 286 occurrences at 68 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Honduras, India, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica |
| Rock formations | txn:42984, Ash Hollow, Valentine, Peace River, Alachua, Bone Valley |
About Cormohipparion
Cormohipparion (Greek: "noble" (cormo), "pony" (hipparion) is an extinct genus of horse belonging to the tribe Hipparionini that lived in North America and Eurasia during the Late Miocene to Pliocene (Hemphillian to Blancan in the NALMA classification). They grew up to 3 feet (0.91 meters) long.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cormohipparion (revision 1380982509), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q3693629.
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