Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Full reference: J. J. Kaup. 1833. Description d'Ossements Fossiles de Mammifères Inconnus Jusqu'à-Présent. 2:1-31
Belongs to Tapirus according to J. L. Franzen 2013
See also Kaup 1833
Sister taxa: Tapirus (Helicotapirus), Tapirus (Megatapirus), Tapirus (Tapiralum), Tapirus antiquus, Tapirus arvernensis, Tapirus bairdii, Tapirus balkanicus, Tapirus californicus, Tapirus cristatellus, Tapirus greslebini, Tapirus indicus, Tapirus johnsoni, Tapirus kabomani, Tapirus merriami, Tapirus mesopotamicus, Tapirus oliverasi, Tapirus pinchaque, Tapirus polkensis, Tapirus rioplatensis, Tapirus rondoniensis, Tapirus sanyuanensis, Tapirus simpsoni, Tapirus sinensis, Tapirus tarijensis, Tapirus terrestris, Tapirus webbi
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Miocene of France (2), Germany (1), Hungary (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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