Plagiolophus (animal)
| Plagiolophus | |
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| Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Pachynolophidae |
| Genus: | †Plagiolophus Pomel, 1847 |
Plagiolophus annectens mandible
Plagiolophus is an extinct genus of herbivore.[1] The genus Plagiolophus is documented, almost solely in Western Europe, from the middle Eocene up to the mid Oligocene. The genus displays a wide range in size and weight (between 10 and 150 kg).[2]
References
- ↑ Joomun, S. C.; Hooker, J. J.; Collinson, M. E. (2010). "Changes in dental wear ofPlagiolophus minor(Mammalia: Perissodactyla) across the Eocene–Oligocene transition". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (2): 563. doi:10.1080/02724631003618124.
- ↑ http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=17881629
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