90 cm

Merychippus

Scale anchored to a reviewed measurement

Uniform scale is anchored to ground-to-withers shoulder height; natural anatomy is not forced into an unsupported outer-box ratio.

Merychippus

Merychippus is shown as a large representative three-toed Miocene equid in a strict left-facing orthographic side profile. Its scale is anchored to the published upper shoulder height of 0.9 m; no unsupported total body length is invented, and the plain coat color is a conservative reconstruction choice.

Dimensions

Height: 90 cm

Quick facts

Shoulder height: up to 0.9 m
Age: 17–11 million years ago
Toes: 3 on each foot
Diet: early specialized grazer

Merychippus · Size infographic

Merychippus: Size infographic · Height 90 cm

Related objects

Meganeura monyi, 70 cm Wingspan

↕ 5 cm↔ 40 cm

Amargasaurus cazaui, Scientific Reconstruction

↕ 2.5 m↔ 10 m

American Mastodon (Cohoes specimen)

↕ 2.59 m↔ 4.57 m

Ankylosaurus magniventris

↕ 1.7 m↔ 8 m

Sources and measurementDimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.22 References

Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.

Measurement basis

The 0.9 m value is the published upper shoulder height for the genus and is used as one explicit representative scale anchor.

References