Lophiaspis
| Lophiaspis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | †Chalicotheriidae |
| Subfamily: | †Schizotheriinae |
| Genus: | †Lophiaspis |
Lophiaspis is an extinct genus of chalicothere endemic to Europe during the Eocene living from 55.8—37.2 Ma and existed for approximately 18.6 million years.
Lophiaspis was named by Depéret (1910). It was assigned to Chalicotheriidae by Carroll (1988).
Fossil distribution
- Silveirhinha, Portugal
- La Liviniere, Hérault, France
- Laure-Minervois, Aude, France
- Egerkingen, a Gray Marls fissure, Baselland, Switzerland
Sources
- Classification of Mammals by Malcolm C. McKenna and Susan K. Bell
- Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids by Jordi Agusti and Mauricio Anton
- The Beginning of the Age of Mammals by Kenneth D. Rose