Kalobatippus Explained

Kalobatippus ('stilt walking horse') was a genus of Anchitheriinae Equid. It gets its name from the elongated bones between the ankle/wrist and the toes.[1] Kalobatippus ate leaves and was characterized by unusually long legs. It lived 24 to 19 million years ago.[2] Estimated body mass for Kalobatippus is .[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kalobatippus. Florida Museum of Natural History. 12 April 2015.
  2. Web site: From the Beginning. itsmypony.com. 12 April 2015.
  3. Book: Bruce J. MacFadden. Fossil Horses: Systematics, Paleobiology, and Evolution of the Family Equidae. Cambridge University Press. 1992. 11 October 2022. 284. 0521477085.

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