†Plesiocolopirus Schoch 1989 (tapir)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Full reference: R. M. Schoch. 1989. A Review of the Tapiroids. The Evolution of Perissodactyls
Parent taxon: Tapiridae according to M. W. Colbert 2005
See also Colbert and Schoch 1998, Hanson 1996, Holbrook 1999, Prothero and Schoch 1989 and Schoch 1989
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Plesiocolopirus grangeri Plesiocolopirus hancocki Plesiocolopirus kushiroensis
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Eocene to Oligocene of North Korea (1 collection)
• Eocene of Japan (4), North Korea (1), United States (3: Oregon, Texas)
Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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