Plagiolophus (mammal)

Plagiolophus; Temporal range: Eocene - Oligocene
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	†Palaeotheriidae
Genus:	†Plagiolophus; Pomel, 1847

Plagiolophus is an extinct genus of herbivore.[1] The genus Plagiolophus is documented, almost solely in Western Europe, from the middle Eocene up to the mid Oligocene. The genus displays a wide range in size and weight (between 10 and 150 kg).[2]

Plagiolophus annectens mandible

References

Joomun, Sarah C.; Hooker, Jerry J.; Collinson, Margaret E. (24 March 2010). "Changes in dental wear of Plagiolophus minor (Mammalia: Perissodactyla) across the Eocene–Oligocene transition". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (2): 563–576. doi:10.1080/02724631003618124. S2CID 86429890.
Remy, Jean A. (2004). "Le genre Plagiolophus (Palaeotheriidae, Perissodactyla, Mammalia): révision systématique, morphologie et histologie dentaires, anatomie crânienne, essai d'interprétation fonctionnelle". Palaeovertebrata. 33 (1–4): 17–281. INIST:17881629.

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[1] Joomun, Sarah C.; Hooker, Jerry J.; Collinson, Margaret E. (24 March 2010). "Changes in dental wear of Plagiolophus minor (Mammalia: Perissodactyla) across the Eocene–Oligocene transition". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (2): 563–576. doi:10.1080/02724631003618124. S2CID 86429890.

[2] Remy, Jean A. (2004). "Le genre Plagiolophus (Palaeotheriidae, Perissodactyla, Mammalia): révision systématique, morphologie et histologie dentaires, anatomie crânienne, essai d'interprétation fonctionnelle". Palaeovertebrata. 33 (1–4): 17–281. INIST:17881629.