Equus alaskae
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†E. alaskae
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†Equus alaskae Winans 1989
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Lua error in Module:Taxonbar/candidate at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Equus alaskae was a Pleistocene species of horse, now extinct, that inhabited North America.[1][2]
Fossils found from Alaska to Mexico have been identified as Equus alaskae, and it has been referred to as the most common equid in the southwest of North America.[3] The species was medium to small-sized, around the dimensions of a cowpony.[3][4]