Lophiomeryx

Lophiomeryx
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: †Lophiomerycidae
Genus: †
Pomel, 1853

Lophiomeryx is an extinct genus of lophiomerycid artiodactyl that lived in Eurasia during the Palaeogene and Neogene periods.

Distribution

The species L. shinaoensis, L. gracilis, and L. triangularis are known from the Early Oligocene of Mongolia.[1]

References

  1. ^ Wang, Bian; Wang, Qian; Zhang, Zhao-Qun (28 November 2023). "New materials of Lophiomeryx (Artiodactyla: Lophiomerycidae) from the Oligocene of Nei Mongol, China". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 30 (4): 1047–1066. doi:10.1007/s10914-023-09691-3. ISSN 1064-7554. Retrieved 13 November 2024 – via Springer Link.


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