Isectolophidae
Extinct family of mammals
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Isectolophidae is a possibly paraphyletic extinct family of browsing, herbivorous, mammals in the order Perissodactyla.[1] It forms a sister group to the rest of the Tapiromorpha, which includes the Ancylopoda (lophiodontids and Chalicotherioidea) and the Ceratomorpha (tapirs, rhinoceroses and their extinct relatives).[2]
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Clade: | Tapiromorpha |
| Family: | †Isectolophidae |
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