Lophiodontidae
Sign in to saveLophiodontidae is a family of browsing, herbivorous, mammals in the Perissodactyla suborder Ancylopoda. They lived in Southern Europe during the Eocene epoch. Previously thought to be related to tapirs, it is now thought that they were most likely related to early chalicotheres, although they are distinct from that group.
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Vinony's link graph records 50 inbound references to Lophiodontidae, and connects out to Chalicotheriidae, mammal and odd-toed ungulate.
It is catalogued under topics including Ancylopoda, Lophiodontidae and Prehistoric mammal families.
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- Parent taxon
- Ancylopoda
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- Lophiodon sp. - Naturmuseum Senckenberg - DSC02246.JPG
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- taxon name
- Lophiodontidae
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Lophiodontidae is a family of browsing, herbivorous, mammals in the Perissodactyla suborder Ancylopoda. They lived in Southern Europe during the Eocene epoch. Previously thought to be related to tapirs, it is now thought that they were most likely related to early chalicotheres, although they are distinct from that group.
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lophiodontidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.