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Lophicylindrodon

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Lophicylindrodon
Temporal range: Rupelian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Genus: Lophicylindrodon
Species:
L. expiratus
Binomial name
Lophicylindrodon expiratus
Korth & Tabrum, 2017

Lophicylindrodon is an extinct genus of cylindrodontid that inhabited North America during the Rupelian stage of the Oligocene epoch.

Distribution

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Lophicylindrodon expiratus is known from southwestern Montana.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Korth, William W.; Tabrum, Alan R. (1 October 2017). "A Unique Rodent Fauna from the Whitneyan (Middle Oligocene) of Southwestern Montana". Annals of Carnegie Museum. 84 (4): 319–340. doi:10.2992/007.084.0401. ISSN 0097-4463. Retrieved 26 June 2025 – via BioOne Digital Library.