Parahippus leonensis
| Parahippus leonensis Temporal range: 23.03–16.3 Million years ago | |
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| Reconstructed skeleton, Florida Museum of Natural History | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Equidae |
| Genus: | †Parahippus |
| Species: | †P. leonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Parahippus leonensis Sellards, 1916 | |
Parahippus leonensis is an extinct proto-horse of the family Equidae that was endemic to North America during the Miocene from 23.03 to 16.3 million years ago, living for approximately 6.73 million years.
Parahippus leonensis was named for Leon or more specifically Leon County, Florida.