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Lophiaspis

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Lophiodontidae

Taxonomy
Lophiaspis was named by Depéret (1910). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Chalicotheriidae by Carroll (1988); and to Lophiodontidae by Prothero and Schoch (1989), Hooker and Dashzeveg (2004) and Robinet et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Lophiaspis Depéret
1988Lophiaspis Carroll
1989Lophiaspis Prothero and Schoch p. 533
2004Lophiaspis Hooker and Dashzeveg p. 1375
2015Lophiaspis Robinet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
—Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
—Ancylopoda()
superfamilyChalicotherioideaGill 1872
familyLophiodontidaeGill 1872
genusLophiaspisDepéret 1910

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Lophiaspis Depéret 1910
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†Lophiaspis baicherei Deperet 1910
†Lophiaspis maurettei Depéret 1910
†Lophiaspis occitanicus Deperet 1910
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 05:10:28
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:15:13
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1996

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 55.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) L. maurettei (178050)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Aude) L. occitanicus (78236)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Hérault) L. sp. (181563)
Ypresian - Bartonian56.0 - 38.0France (Aude) L. occitanicus (78233)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Spain (Lleida) L. mauretti, L. corsaensis (88345)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Portugal (Região Centro) L. maurettei (79200)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Aude) L. baicherei (78232)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Tarn) L. occitanicus (78242)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland (Baselland) L. sp. (31722)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Aude) L. occitanicus (78249 78256)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Herault) L. occitanicus (78248)