Haringtonhippus

Haringtonhippus is named after Charles Richard Harington. The species Equus achates Hay and Cook, 1930 (synonymized with E. tau by Dalquest 1979) was synonymized with E. francisci by Hulbert (1995), who also declared E. tau and E. littoralis nomina dubia. A 2017 paper placed Equus francisci outside of the crown group containing all living member of the genus Equus based on a phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences, leading to erection of the new genus Haringtonhippus. The genus is phylogenetically closer to Equus than to Hippidion. It is estimated to have diverged from modern Equus around 4.1–5.7 million years ago, during the late Hemphillian or early Blancan. ==Description==

H. francisci was relatively small-sized, with two studies giving estimated body mass ranges of The third metatarsal (metapodial) bones are slender and similar to those of asses. ==Ecology==

H. francisci is thought to have had a predominantly grazing based diet, similar to living equines. ==References==