Lophialetes

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Lophialetes
Temporal range: Eocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Lophialetidae
Genus: Lophialetes
Matthew and Granger, 1925

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]

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References

  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.