†Teleolophus medius Matthew and Granger 1925 (tapir)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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