†Nexuotapirus Albright 1998 (tapir)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Full reference: L. B. Albright. 1998. New genus of tapir (Mammalia: Tapiridae) from the Arikareean (earliest Miocene) of the Texas Coastal Plain. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18(1):200-217
Parent taxon: Tapiridae according to M. W. Colbert 2005
See also Albright 1998
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Nexuotapirus marslandensis Nexuotapirus robustus
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (4: Nebraska, Oregon, Texas collections)
• Harrisonian of United States (1: Wyoming)
• Arikareean of United States (2: Oregon, South Dakota)
• Oligocene of United States (1: South Dakota)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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