African wild ass (Equus)" which diverged ~4.8 (3.2–6.5) million years ago. Different authors consider the African wild ass and the domesticated donkey one or two species; either view is technically legitimate, though the former is phylogenetically more accurate. The species name for the African wild ass is sometimes given as "asinus", from the domestic donkey, whose specific name is older and usually would have priority. But this usage is erroneous since the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved the name "Equus africanus" in Opinion 2027. This was done to prevent the confusing situation of the phylogenetic ancestor being taxonomically included in its
Vauxhall Equus whenever possible. It featured an angular, wedge design with Vauxhall's signature ‘droopsnout’ front end made popular by the Vauxhall Firenza. Vauxhall Equus The Vauxhall Equus was a two-door concept car first presented by Vauxhall in 1978. The name "Equus" is Latin for "Horse". It was the last concept car from Vauxhall until 2003. The Equus was based on a Panther Lima chassis, which itself was based on Vauxhall Magnum mechanicals. Panther built the prototype. The Equus was styled by a small team led by Wayne Cherry along with his chief designer John Taylor. Work started in October 1977 and the