Meridiolophus is an extinct genus of basal tapiromorph that inhabited China during the Early Eocene. It is a monotypic genus that contains the species M. expansus.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | †Isectolophidae |
| Genus: | †Meridiolophus Bai et. al. 2014 |
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M. expansus | |
References
edit- ^ Bai, Bin; Wang, Yuanqing; Meng, Jin; Li, Qian; Jin, Xun (29 October 2014). Beatty, Brian Lee (ed.). "New Early Eocene Basal tapiromorph from Southern China and Its Phylogenetic Implications". PLoS ONE. 9 (10): e110806. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9k0806B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0110806. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4212989. PMID 25353987.
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