Species Profile
Pliohippus
Single-toed horse
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderUnknown
FamilyUnknown
Introduction
Pliohippus lived during the late Miocene (~12–6 million years ago).
Fossils found in North America.
Represents near-modern horse form.
Size & Structure
01
Large horse-like body
02
Single strong middle toe
03
Long limbs
04
Advanced grazing teeth
Pliohippus — 3D Model
No 3D model available
General Features
- Coelom
- True coelom
- Body plan
- Tube within a tube body plan (Deuterostomous)
- Germ layer
- Triploblastic
- Metamerism
- Absent
- Body symmetry
- Bilateral
- Fertilization
- Internal
- Digestion type
- Complete
- Nervous system
- Highly developed cerebrum
- Excretory organ
- Kidneys
- Body temperature
- Homeothermic
- Circulatory type
- Closed, double, complete
- Development type
- Direct
- Respiratory type
- Pulmonary respiration
- Mode of excretion
- Ureotelism
- Circulation system
- Closed
- Skeleton structure
- Endoskeleton
- Level of Organisation
- Organ system level
- Regulation of Osmosis
- Osmoregulator
Ecology
Open grassland grazer
Fast runner
Adapted to wide plains
Economic Importance
Important evolutionary ancestor
Shows toe reduction trend
Fossil record evidence