.90" Fossil Eocene Mammal (Lophiodon) Molar - France

This is a .90" wide, fossil molar from the Eocene-aged Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulate) mammal, Lophiodon lautricense. It's free of repair and in overall excellent condition.


Lophiodon is an extinct genus of tapir-sized mammal that lived in Europe during the Eocene Epoch (38 - 52 million years). They are closely related to chalicotheres, a family of unusual long-limbed ungulates that browsed forests of North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa from the Middle Eocene to the Early Pleistocene. They are considered to be a remarkably successful group: fossil evidence suggests they flourished for almost 50 million years.

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SPECIES
Lophiodon lautricense
LOCATION
Aumelas, France
SIZE
.90" wide
CATEGORY
ITEM
#248657
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