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Proboscidipparion is an extinct genus of hipparionine equine. It is named after its unusual retracted nasal region of the skull, which may have supported a proboscis.cite-ref-0-1-0[1] Fossils have been found throughout Eurasia, from England to China.cite-ref-2[2]cite-ref-3[3] The oldest specimens are known from Asia, dating to the Early Pliocene, around 5.3-5 million years ago. The genus was one of the last surviving hipparionines, with the youngest specimen dating to the end of the Early Pleistocene, around 1 million years ago.cite-ref-0-1-1[1]

cite-note-0-11. ↑ citerefbernorkayakaakinensaarinen2021Bernor, Raymond L.; Kaya, Ferhat; Kaakinen, Anu; Saarinen, Juha; Fortelius, Mikael (October 2021). "Old world hipparion evolution, biogeography, climatology and ecology". Earth-Science Reviews. 221: 103784. Bibcode:2021ESRv..22103784B. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103784.

cite-note-22. ↑ citerefsciencesSciences, Chinese Academy of. "Skull of Three-Toed Horse Found". ScienceAlert. Archived from the original on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

cite-note-33. ↑ citerefwang2013Wang, Xiaoming (2013-05-14). Fossil Mammals of Asia: Neogene Biostratigraphy and Chronology. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231520829.