Teleolophus danjiangensis Tong and Lei 1984 (tapir)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae

Full reference: Y. Tong and Y. Lei. 1984. Fossil Tapiroids from the Upper Eocene of Xichuan, Henan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 22(4):269-280

Belongs to Teleolophus according to Y. Tong and Y. Lei 1984

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

Type specimen: YIGM V003, a maxilla. Its type locality is Shipigou, which is in an Eocene/Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Hetaoyuan Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Shipigou

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