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Lophialetes

Extinct genus of mammals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lophialetes is an extinct genus of lophialetid from the Eocene epoch found in China.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Infraclass:Placentalia
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Lophialetes
Temporal range: Eocene
L. expeditus type specimen
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Lophialetidae
Genus: Lophialetes
Matthew and Granger, 1925
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Palaeoecology

Dental microwear reveals that L. expeditus was a mixed feeder that incorporated a small amount of fruit and large quantities of grit in its diet.[1]

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