Lophiodon
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''Lophiodon'' (from el, λόφος , 'crest' and el, ὀδούς 'tooth') is an extinct genus of mammal related to chalicotheres. It lived in
Eocene The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes from the Ancient Greek (''ēṓs'', " ...
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between , and was previously thought to be closely related to '' Hyrachyus''.


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Eocene odd-toed ungulates Fossil taxa described in 1822 Taxa named by Georges Cuvier Extinct mammals of Europe {{paleo-oddtoedungulate-stub