Plagiolophus (mammal) explained

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]

Notes and References

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

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