†Teleolophus zaisanicus Gabunia 1984 (tapir)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Belongs to Teleolophus according to Gabunia 1984
Sister taxa: Teleolophus danjiangensis, Teleolophus daviesi, Teleolophus magnus, Teleolophus medius, Teleolophus primarius, Teleolophus rectus, Teleolophus shandongensis, Teleolophus sichuanensis, Teleolophus xui
Type specimen: IP AN GruzSSR L-33, a tooth. Its type locality is Obayla, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Obayla Formation of Kazakhstan.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution: found only at Obayla
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