Lophiodon tapirotherium Desmarest 1822 (odd-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Lophiodontidae

Belongs to Lophiodon according to J. J. Hooker 1986

See also Fischer 1964 and Fischer 1977

Sister taxa: Lophiodon (Coryphodon), Lophiodon ballardi, Lophiodon buchsowillanum, Lophiodon cuvieri, Lophiodon eygalayense, Lophiodon filholi, Lophiodon isselense, Lophiodon lautricense, Lophiodon leptorhynchum, Lophiodon parisiense, Lophiodon parvulum, Lophiodon remensis, Lophiodon rhinocerodes, Lophiodon sardus, Lophiodon thomasi

Ecology: ground dwelling folivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Germany (4 collections), Spain (1), Switzerland (2)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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