Lophiomeryx
| Lophiomeryx Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Lophiomerycidae |
| Genus: | †Lophiomeryx Pomel, 1853 |
Lophiomeryx is an extinct genus of lophiomerycid artiodactyl that lived in Eurasia during the Palaeogene and Neogene periods.
Distribution
[edit]The species L. shinaoensis, L. gracilis, and L. triangularis are known from the Early Oligocene of Mongolia.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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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