Dilophodon Scott 1883 (tapir)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae

Full reference: W. B. Scott. 1883. Two new Eocene lophiodonts. Contributions from the E. M. Museum of Geology and Archeology of Princeton College 3(4):46-53

Parent taxon: Tapiridae according to M. W. Colbert 2005

See also Colbert and Schoch 1998, Hay 1902, Hough 1955, Matthew 1909, Peterson 1919, Prothero and Schoch 1989, Prothero and Schoch 1989, Radinsky 1963, Radinsky 1966, Schoch 1989, Scott 1883, Troxell 1922 and Wortman and Earle 1893

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Dilophodon destitutus Dilophodon minusculus

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Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (5: Colorado, Wyoming)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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