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Palaeotapirus
Taxonomy
Palaeotapirus was named by Filhol (1888). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Tapiridae by Carroll (1988) and Prothero and Schoch (1989).
It was assigned to Tapiridae by Carroll (1988) and Prothero and Schoch (1989).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1888 | Palaeotapirus Filhol |
1988 | Palaeotapirus Carroll |
1989 | Palaeotapirus Prothero and Schoch p. 534 |
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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
No diagnoses are available