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Lophiaspis maurettei

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Lophiodontidae

Taxonomy
Lophiaspis maurettei was named by Depéret (1910). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Palette, which is in a Ypresian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Lophiaspis maurettei Depéret
1910Lophiaspis maurettei Depéret
2015Lophiaspis maurettei Robinet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
—Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
—Ancylopoda()
superfamilyChalicotherioideaGill 1872
familyLophiodontidaeGill 1872
genusLophiaspisDepéret 1910
speciesmauretteiDepéret 1910

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Lophiaspis maurettei Depéret 1910
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 05:10:28
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:15:13
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Benton 1996, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 55.80000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Lophiaspis maurettei (type locality: 178050)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Portugal (Região Centro) Lophiaspis maurettei (79200)