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Lophiodon

Lophiodon
Temporal range: Early Eocene
Lophiodon sp. - Naturmuseum Senckenberg - DSC02246.JPG
Lophiodon sp
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Lophiodontidae
Genus: Lophiodon
Cuvier, 1822
Species
  • L. filholi
  • L. remensis
  •  ?L. lautricense
  •  ?L. sanmoralense

Lophiodon is an extinct genus of mammal related to tapirs. It lived in Eocene Europe, and is closely related to Hyrachyus.


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