†Protapirus gromovae Biryukov 1972 (tapir)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Belongs to Protapirus according to Biryukov 1972
Sister taxa: Protapirus aginensis, Protapirus bavaricus, Protapirus cetinensis, Protapirus douvillei, Protapirus obliquidens, Protapirus priscus, Protapirus simplex
Type specimen: IZ AN KazSSR 1055-21/48-T, a tooth. Its type locality is Ashut river ravine, which is in an Oligocene/Miocene terrestrial horizon in Kazakhstan.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution: found only at Ashut river ravine
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