Lophiaspis
Lophiaspis is an extinct genus of chalicothere endemic to Europe during the Eocene living from 55.8—37.2 Ma and existed for approximately 18.6 million years .
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| Genus: | †Lophiaspis |
Lophiaspis was named by Depéret (1910). It was assigned to Chalicotheriidae by Carroll (1988).
Fossil distribution
- Silveirinha Formation, Portugal
- La Liviniere, Hérault, France
- Laure-Minervois, Aude, France
- Egerkingen, a Gray Marls fissure, Baselland, Switzerland
Sources
- Classification of Mammals by Malcolm C. McKenna and Susan K. Bell
- Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids by Jordi Agusti and Mauricio Anton
- The Beginning of the Age of Mammals by Kenneth D. Rose
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