Lophiaspis

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Lophiaspis
Temporal range: Ypresian
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Lophiodontidae
Genus: Lophiaspis
Depéret, 1910
Species
  • Lophiaspis baicherei
  • Lophiaspis mauretti
  • Lophiaspis occitanicus

Lophiaspis is an extinct genus of early perissodactyl endemic to southern Europe during the Early to Middle Eocene, living from 55.8 to 37.2 Ma. [1] Remains have been found from France, Spain, and Portugal. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Verault, Q.; Tabuce, R.; et al. (November 2020). "New remains of Lophiaspis maurettei (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) from the Early Eocene of France and the implications for the origin of the Lophiodontidae". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 40 (6): e1878200. doi:10.1080/02724634.2020/1878200.