| Mesohippus Temporal range: Middle Eocene – Early Oligocene,
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| Mesohippus barbouri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Equidae |
| Subfamily: | †Anchitheriinae |
| Genus: | †Mesohippus Marsh, 1875 |
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Mesohippus (Greek: μεσο/meso meaning "middle" and ιππος/hippos meaning "horse") is an extinct genus of early horse. It lived 37 to 32 million years ago in the Early Oligocene.[1][2] Like many fossil horses, Mesohippus was common in North America. Its shoulder height is estimated at 60 cm.[3]
- ^ "Mesohippus". Florida Museum. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ "Mesohippus". International Museum of the Horse. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ Meyer, Herbert William; Smith, Dena M. (2008). Paleontology of the Upper Eocene Florissant Formation, Colorado. Geological Society of America. ISBN 978-0-8137-2435-5.