Eurygnathohippus fossil map
Where fossils of Eurygnathohippus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 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 5 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 | 23.04–0.0117 million years ago (Aquitanian to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Equidae |
| Named by | Van Hoepen 1930 |
| Fossil records | 242 occurrences at 62 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Chad, Malawi, Morocco |
| Rock formations | Shungura, Wembere-Manonga, Nachukui, Nkondo, Koobi Fora, txn:42984 |
About Eurygnathohippus
Eurygnathohippus is an extinct genus of hipparionine horse. The majority of known fossils of members of this genus were discovered in Africa, where members of this genus lived during the late Miocene to Pleistocene interval. Fossils of Eurygnathohippus were also reported from the late Pliocene sediments of the Potwar Plateau in Pakistan and the Siwalik Hills in northwest India.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eurygnathohippus (revision 1341005507), 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: Q15732648.
