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 131.7 kg (290 lb).[3]

Kalobatippus
K. agatensis skull, American Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Subfamily: Anchitheriinae
Genus: Kalobatippus
Osborn, 1915
Life restoration

References

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