Biology:Plagiolophus (mammal)

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Plagiolophus
Temporal range: Eocene - Oligocene
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Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Palaeotheriidae
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

  1. Joomun, Sarah C.; Hooker, Jerry J.; Collinson, Margaret E. (24 March 2010). "Changes in dental wear of Plagiolophus minor (Mammalia: Perissodactyla) across the Eocene–Oligocene transition". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30 (2): 563–576. doi:10.1080/02724631003618124. 
  2. Remy, Jean A. (2004). "Le genre Plagiolophus (Palaeotheriidae, Perissodactyla, Mammalia): révision systématique, morphologie et histologie dentaires, anatomie crânienne, essai d'interprétation fonctionnelle". Palaeovertebrata 33 (1–4): 17–281. INIST:17881629. 

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