Meridiolophus
Appearance
Meridiolophus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | †Isectolophidae |
Genus: | †Meridiolophus Bai et. al. 2014 |
Species | |
M. expansus |
Meridiolophus is an extinct genus of basal tapiromorph that inhabited China during the Early Eocene. It is a monotypic genus that contains the species M. expansus.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Bai, Bin; Wang, Yuanqing; Meng, Jin; Li, Qian; Jin, Xun (29 October 2014). Beatty, Brian Lee (ed.). "New Early Eocene Basal tapiromorph from Southern China and Its Phylogenetic Implications". PLoS ONE. 9 (10): e110806. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9k0806B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0110806. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4212989. PMID 25353987.