†Tapirus (Megatapirus) Matthew and Granger 1923 (tapir)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae

Alternative spelling: Megatapirus

Parent taxon: Tapirus according to R. C. Hulbert 2010

See also Prothero and Schoch 1989

Sister taxa: Tapirus (Helicotapirus), Tapirus (Tapiralum), Tapirus antiquus, Tapirus arvernensis, Tapirus bairdii, Tapirus balkanicus, Tapirus californicus, Tapirus cristatellus, Tapirus greslebini, Tapirus indicus, Tapirus johnsoni, Tapirus kabomani, Tapirus merriami, Tapirus mesopotamicus, Tapirus oliverasi, Tapirus pinchaque, Tapirus polkensis, Tapirus priscus, Tapirus rioplatensis, Tapirus rondoniensis, Tapirus sanyuanensis, Tapirus simpsoni, Tapirus sinensis, Tapirus tarijensis, Tapirus terrestris, Tapirus webbi

Subtaxa: Tapirus (Megatapirus) augustus

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Ecology: amphibious browser

Distribution:

• Quaternary of China (12 collections), Laos (1), Vietnam (1)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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