Eotapirus ruber Cerdeno and Ginsburg 1988 (tapir)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae

Full reference: E. Cerdeno and L. Ginsburg. 1988. Les Tapiridae (Perissodactyla, Mammalia) de l'Oligocene et du Miocene Inferieur Europeens. Annales de Paleontologie 74(2):71-96

Belongs to Eotapirus according to E. Cerdeno and L. Ginsburg 1988

Sister taxon: Eotapirus broennimanni

Type specimen: MHNM Qu 7345, a maxilla (right maxilla with p1-p3)

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Eotapirus ruber in the database

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