†Hyracotherium tapirinum Cope 1875 (odd-toed ungulate)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1875. Systematic Catalogue of Vertebrata of the Eocene of New Mexico, Collected in 1874. Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Engineer Department, U. S. Army 5-37
Belongs to Hyracotherium according to B. J. MacFadden 1998
Sister taxa: Hyracotherium leporinum, Hyracotherium levei, Hyracotherium remyi, Hyracotherium vasacciense
Type specimen: USNM 1064, a mandible (right mandible fragment with P3–M3)
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Hyracotherium tapirinum in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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