†Tapiravus Marsh 1877 (tapir)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1877. Notice of some new vertebrate fossils. American Journal of Arts and Sciences 14:249-256
Parent taxon: Tapiridae according to M. W. Colbert and R. M. Schoch 1998
See also Carroll 1988, Gazin and Collins 1950, Hay 1902, Marsh 1877, Olsen 1960, Prothero and Schoch 1989, Schoch 1984 and Scott 1913
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Tapiravus rarus Tapiravus validus
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: Maryland, New Jersey collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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