Teleolophus medius Matthew and Granger 1925 (tapir)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae

Synonyms: Deperetella ferganica Belyaeva 1962, Pachylophus beliajevi Biryukov 1974, Teleolophus beliajevi Biryukov 1974

Belongs to Teleolophus according to S. G. Lucas et al. 1997

See also Averianov and Godinot 2005, Biryukov 1974 and Tong and Lei 1984

Sister taxa: Teleolophus danjiangensis, Teleolophus daviesi, Teleolophus magnus, Teleolophus primarius, Teleolophus rectus, Teleolophus shandongensis, Teleolophus sichuanensis, Teleolophus xui, Teleolophus zaisanicus

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Oligocene of China (1 collection)

• Eocene of China (2), Kazakhstan (1), Kyrgyzstan (2)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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