†Miotapirus Schlaikjer 1937 (tapir)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Full reference: E. M. Schlaikjer. 1937. A New Tapir from the Lower Miocene of Wyoming. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 80(4):231-251
Parent taxon: Tapiridae according to M. W. Colbert 2005
See also Albright 1998, Carroll 1988, Colbert and Schoch 1998, Prothero and Schoch 1989, Schlaikjer 1937 and Schoch 1984
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Miotapirus harrisonensis
Type: Miotapirus harrisonensis
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (4: California, Oregon collections)
• Harrisonian of United States (3: Nebraska, Wyoming)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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