Western horse facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Western horseTemporal range: Pleistocene
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†E. occidentalis
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The Western horse (or Equus occidentalis) was a species of horse that inhabited North America during the Pleistocene. It is now extinct.
It was a stoutly built animal. It resembled the extinct quagga or the modern zebra, although it was not a close relative of either or these species.
See also
In Spanish: Caballo occidental para niños
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