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Miotapirus
Taxonomy
Miotapirus was named by Schlaikjer (1937). It is not extant. Its type is Miotapirus harrisonensis.
It was assigned to Miotapirini by Schoch (1984); and to Tapiridae by Schlaikjer (1937), Carroll (1988), Prothero and Schoch (1989), Albright (1998), Colbert and Schoch (1998) and Colbert (2005).
It was assigned to Miotapirini by Schoch (1984); and to Tapiridae by Schlaikjer (1937), Carroll (1988), Prothero and Schoch (1989), Albright (1998), Colbert and Schoch (1998) and Colbert (2005).
Species
M. harrisonensis (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1937 | Miotapirus Schlaikjer |
1984 | Miotapirus Schoch p. 8 |
1988 | Miotapirus Carroll |
1989 | Miotapirus Prothero and Schoch p. 534 |
1998 | Miotapirus Albright p. 214 |
1998 | Miotapirus Colbert and Schoch p. 577 |
2005 | Miotapirus Colbert p. 12 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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R. M. Schoch 1984 | See Schlaikjer (1937). |