†Lophiodon tapirotherium Desmarest 1822 (odd-toed ungulate)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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