†Colodon cingulatus Douglass 1902 (tapir)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Full reference: E. Douglass. 1902. Fossil Mammalia of the White River beds of Montana. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 20:237-279
Belongs to Colodon according to L. B. Albright 1998
See also Bjork 1967, Douglass 1902 and Radinsky 1963
Sister taxa: Colodon copei, Colodon inceptus, Colodon kayi, Colodon occidentalis, Colodon orientalis, Colodon stovalli, Colodon woodi
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska collection)
• Eocene of United States (4: Montana, South Dakota)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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