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Desmatippus
Extinct genus of mammals
Desmatippus is an extinct, three-toed, browsing member of the Equidae. It lived in what is now North America during the Miocene period (about 23 mya to 5 mya). Desmatippus was 60 cm in height and 20 kg in weight.
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