Lophialetes

Lophialetes; Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	†Lophialetidae
Genus:	†Lophialetes; Matthew and Granger, 1925

Lophialetes is an extinct genus of lophialetid from the Eocene epoch found in China.

Palaeoecology

Dental microwear reveals that L. expeditus was a mixed feeder that incorporated a small amount of fruit and large quantities of grit in its diet.^[1]

References

^ Gong, Yan-Xin; Wang, Yuan-Qing; Mao, Fang-Yuan; Bai, Bin; Li, Qian; Wang, Hai-Bing; Jin, Xun; Meng, Jin (2 September 2021). "Dietary reconstruction and palaeoecology of Eocene Lophialetidae (Mammalia: Tapiroidea) from the Erlian Basin of China: evidence from dental microwear". Historical Biology. 33 (9): 1624–1635. doi:10.1080/08912963.2020.1722660. ISSN 0891-2963. Retrieved 20 November 2024 – via Taylor and Francis Online.

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[1] Gong, Yan-Xin; Wang, Yuan-Qing; Mao, Fang-Yuan; Bai, Bin; Li, Qian; Wang, Hai-Bing; Jin, Xun; Meng, Jin (2 September 2021). "Dietary reconstruction and palaeoecology of Eocene Lophialetidae (Mammalia: Tapiroidea) from the Erlian Basin of China: evidence from dental microwear". Historical Biology. 33 (9): 1624–1635. doi:10.1080/08912963.2020.1722660. ISSN 0891-2963. Retrieved 20 November 2024 – via Taylor and Francis Online.

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