Lophialetes

Lophialetes; Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	† Lophialetidae
Genus:	† Lophialetes ; Matthew and Granger, 1925

Last updated May 29, 2025

Lophialetes is an extinct genus of lophialetid from the Eocene epoch found in China.

Palaeoecology

Dental microwear reveals that L. expeditus was a mixed feeder that incorporated a small amount of fruit and large quantities of grit in its diet.^[1]

References

↑ Gong, Yan-Xin; Wang, Yuan-Qing; Mao, Fang-Yuan; Bai, Bin; Li, Qian; Wang, Hai-Bing; Jin, Xun; Meng, Jin (2 September 2021). "Dietary reconstruction and palaeoecology of Eocene Lophialetidae (Mammalia: Tapiroidea) from the Erlian Basin of China: evidence from dental microwear" . Historical Biology . 33 (9): 1624–1635. doi:10.1080/08912963.2020.1722660. ISSN 0891-2963 . Retrieved 20 November 2024– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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[1] Gong, Yan-Xin; Wang, Yuan-Qing; Mao, Fang-Yuan; Bai, Bin; Li, Qian; Wang, Hai-Bing; Jin, Xun; Meng, Jin (2 September 2021). "Dietary reconstruction and palaeoecology of Eocene Lophialetidae (Mammalia: Tapiroidea) from the Erlian Basin of China: evidence from dental microwear" . Historical Biology . 33 (9): 1624–1635. doi:10.1080/08912963.2020.1722660. ISSN 0891-2963 . Retrieved 20 November 2024– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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