†Protapirus priscus Filhol 1874 (tapir)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Belongs to Protapirus according to Filhol 1874
See also Cerdeno and Ginsburg 1988 and Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Protapirus aginensis, Protapirus bavaricus, Protapirus cetinensis, Protapirus douvillei, Protapirus gromovae, Protapirus obliquidens, Protapirus simplex
Type specimen: Its type locality is Caylux (NHMB collection), which is in a Chattian fissure fill phosphorite in France
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (1 collection), Germany (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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