Meridiolophus

Meridiolophus; Temporal range: Early Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	† Isectolophidae
Genus:	† Meridiolophus ; Bai et. al. 2014
Species
	M. expansus

Last updated October 01, 2025

Meridiolophus is an extinct genus of basal tapiromorph that inhabited China during the Early Eocene. It is a monotypic genus that contains the species M. expansus.^[1]

References

↑ Bai, Bin; Wang, Yuanqing; Meng, Jin; Li, Qian; Jin, Xun (29 October 2014). Beatty, Brian Lee (ed.). "New Early Eocene Basal tapiromorph from Southern China and Its Phylogenetic Implications". PLoS ONE . 9 (10) e110806. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9k0806B. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110806 . ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4212989 . PMID 25353987.

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[1] Bai, Bin; Wang, Yuanqing; Meng, Jin; Li, Qian; Jin, Xun (29 October 2014). Beatty, Brian Lee (ed.). "New Early Eocene Basal tapiromorph from Southern China and Its Phylogenetic Implications". PLoS ONE . 9 (10) e110806. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9k0806B. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110806 . ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4212989 . PMID 25353987.

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