†Protapirus bavaricus Oettingen-Spielberg 1952 (tapir)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Belongs to Protapirus according to L. Scherler et al. 2011
See also Cerdeno and Ginsburg 1988
Sister taxa: Protapirus aginensis, Protapirus cetinensis, Protapirus douvillei, Protapirus gromovae, Protapirus obliquidens, Protapirus priscus, Protapirus simplex
Type specimen: Its type locality is Gaimersheim, which is in a MP 28 fissure fill horizon in Germany
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (1 collection), Switzerland (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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