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Published May 21, 1936 | Published
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Plesippus francescana (Frick) from the late Pliocene, Coso Mountains, California, with a review of the genus Plesippus

Abstract

Two mammalian types, occurring in a late Pliocene fauna from the Coso Mountains, California, have already been described. Among the more abundant forms in this assemblage are the horses of the genus Plesippus. These are of particular interest not only for purposes of correlation of the geologic horizon in which they occur, but also because of their phylogenetic relationships. Opportunity is taken therefore to make a comparative study of characters of the species from the Coso Mountains with reference to nearly related forms found in beds of similar age and to define more clearly, than has been previously attempted, the position of Plesippus in the lineage of the horse group.

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© 1936 Carnegie institution of Washington. The writer is under obligation to Dr. Chester Stock for opportunity to study the collection, for critical reading of the manuscript, and for his constant interest and guidance during the investigation. Messrs. E. L. Furlong and R. W. Wilson have contributed valuable discussions and suggestions. Thanks are expressed to the Los Angeles Museum for permission to study the mounted specimen of Plesippus shoshonensis, and to the U.S. National Museum for loan of material representing this species from Hagerman, Idaho. The type of Plesippus francescana was loaned through the kindness of the Museum of Palreontology, University of California. The illustrations have been prepared by Mr. John L. Ridgway.

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