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Equini
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Equini is the only living tribe of the subfamily Equinae, which has lived worldwide (except Australia) since the Hemingfordian stage of the Middle Miocene (16–0 mya).cite-ref-pbdb-1-1[1] It is considered to be a monophyletic clade.cite-ref-2[2]

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Taxonomy

Tribe: Equini

• Genus: † Astrohippus
• Genus: † Calippus
• Genus: † Dinohippus
• Genus: Equus – living horses, asses, and zebras
• Genus: † Haringtonhippus North America extinct. c. 11,000 years ago
• Genus: † Hippidion South America extinct. c. 11,000 years ago
• Genus: † Onohippidium
• Genus: † Pliohippus
• Genus: † Protohippus

References

cite-note-pbdb-11. "Paleobiology Database: Equini basic info". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
cite-note-22. B. J. MacFadden. 1998. Equidae. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America