Protapirus bavaricus Oettingen-Spielberg 1952 (tapir)

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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