Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae
Full reference: L. Perales-Gogenola, A. Badiola, A. Gómez-Olivencia and X. Pereda-Suberbiola. 2021. New Leptolophus (Palaeotheriidae) species from the Iberian Peninsula and early evidence of hypsodonty in an Eocene perissodactyl. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 41(1):e1912061
Belongs to Leptolophus according to L. Perales-Gogenola et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Leptolophus franzeni, Leptolophus magnus, Leptolophus nouleti, Leptolophus stehlini
Type specimen: MCNA 9948, a tooth (right M2). Its type locality is Zambrana, which is in a MP 18 lacustrine marl/limestone in Spain.
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore
Distribution: found only at Zambrana
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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