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PV M 16558 a

Classification
Scientific name: Equus (Amerhippus) neogeus Lund, 1840
Author: Linnaeus, 1758
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Genus: Equus
Subgenus: Amerhippus
Species: neogeus
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Mammalia; Perissodactyla; Equidae
Location
Locality: Nearest Named Place: Punta Alta; Township: Bahia Blanca
Country: Argentina
Continent: South America
Higher geography: South America; Argentina
Collection event
Recorded by: Charles R. Darwin
Expedition: Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle
Vessel: HMS Beagle
Collection date: 1832 - 1833
Identification
Type status: NON-TYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Equus (Amerhippus) neogeus Lund, 1840
Equus curvidens Owen, 1845
Equus curvidens Owen, 1845
Equus Linnaeus, 1758 Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: PV M 16558 a
Collection code: PAL ( Palaeontology)
Sub department: ES Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:442274
Collection name: Darwin Collection, Royal College of Surgeons of England
Donor name: President and Council of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Catalogue description: Left molar, transversely sectioned (main basal part)
Stratigraphy
Earliest eon/lowest eonothem: Phanerozoic
Latest eon/highest eonothem: Phanerozoic
Earliest era/lowest erathem: Cenozoic
Latest era/highest erathem: Cenozoic
Earliest period/lowest system: Quaternary
Latest period/highest system: Quaternary
Earliest epoch/lowest series: Pleistocene
Latest epoch/highest series: Holocene
Chronostratigraphy: Quaternary, late Pleistocene - early Holocene
Record
Occurrence ID: d509c00f-4404-4202-98d3-99d52cdbafc8
Modified: 2022-09-16T10:42:42+00:00
Created: 2008-10-09T16:48:41+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2008-10-09T16:48:41+00:00
Last updated 2022-09-16T10:42:42+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb