†Teleolophus sichuanensis Xu et al. 1979 (tapir)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Belongs to Teleolophus according to Xu et al. 1979
See also Tsubamoto et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Teleolophus danjiangensis, Teleolophus daviesi, Teleolophus magnus, Teleolophus medius, Teleolophus primarius, Teleolophus rectus, Teleolophus shandongensis, Teleolophus xui, Teleolophus zaisanicus
Type specimen: IVPP V5373, a mandible. 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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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